Lachnospiraceae bacterium nd2006 cas12a mutant genes and polypeptides encoded by same

ABSTRACT

This invention pertains to mutant Lachnospiraceae bacterium ND2006 (Lb) Cas12a nucleic acids and proteins for use in CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease systems, and their methods of use. In particular, the invention pertains to an isolated mutant LbCas12a protein, wherein the isolated mutant LbCas12a protein is active in a CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system. The invention also includes isolated nucleic acids encoding mutant LbCas12a proteins, ribonucleoprotein complexes and CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease systems having mutant LbCas12a proteins.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a U.S. national stage entry of International PatentApplication No. PCT/US2020/019168, filed on Feb. 21, 2020, which claimsthe benefit to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/808,984, filedon Feb. 22, 2019, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated byreference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention pertains to Lachnospiraceae bacterium Cas12a based CRISPRgenes, polypeptides encoded by the same, mammalian cell lines thatstably express Cas12, crRNAs and the use of these materials incompositions of CRISPR-Cas12a systems and methods.

REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING

This application is filed with a Computer Readable Form of a SequenceListing in accord with 37 C.F.R. § 1.821(c). The text file submitted byEFS, “013670-9059-US02_sequence_listing_8-FEB-2022_ST25.K” was createdon Feb. 8, 2022, contains 52 sequences, has a file size of 160 Kbytes,and is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Cas12a (previously named Cpf1) is a class 2/type V CRISPR RNA-guidedendonuclease. (Zetsche, B et al., (2015) Cas12a is a single RNA-guidedendonuclease of a class 2 CRISPR-Cas system. Cell 163:1-13). Cas12a isan effective nuclease used for genome editing and is an alternative tothe Cas9 enzyme. Cas12a is a ˜1300 amino acid protein and is slightlysmaller than Cas9 from S. pyogenes. The Cas12 system does not utilize aseparate tracrRNA, and only requires a single short crRNA of 40-45nucleotides in length that both specifies target DNA sequence anddirects binding of the RNA to the Cas12a nuclease. (Hur, J. K., et al.(2016) Targeted mutagenesis in mice by electroporation of Cas12aribonucleoproteins. Nature Biotechnology, 34:807-808). The PAMrecognition sequence of Cas12a is TTTV which allows for expandedcoverage in adenine and thymidine rich areas of the genome that Cas9cannot access.

Cleavage by Cas12a results in a staggered double-stranded break in theDNA with 4-5 nucleotide overhangs, which leaves staggered ends distal tothe PAM site (Gao, P. et al., (2016) Type V CRISPR-Cas Cas12aendonuclease employs a unique mechanism for crRNA-mediated target DNArecognition. Cell Research 26:901-913. These double stranded breaks canthen be repaired via non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) which often leadsto mutations or insertions/deletions at the cut site or site or homologydirected repair (HDR) which can generate precise editing events.Furthermore, when Cas12a cleaves, it does so further away from PAM thanCas9, which is also further away from the target site. As a result, theprotospacer, and especially the seed sequence of the protospacer, areless likely to be edited, thereby leaving open the potential for asecond round of cleavage if the desired repair event doesn't occur thefirst time.

LbCas12a is an RNA guided endonuclease from the Clustered RegularlyInterspaced Short Palindromic Repeat (CRISPR) adaptive immune systemfrom Lachnospiraceae bacterium ND2006 (Lb) species. Cas12a nucleases areclassified as a class 2 type V CRISPR system that provide a staggeredDNA double-stranded break with a 5-nucleotide 5′-overhang when complexedwith a CRISPR RNA (crRNA) [1]. The LbCas12a:crRNA complex is referred toas a CRISPR ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex.

LbCas12a, along with AsCas12a (Acidaminococcus sp. BV3L6), was firstcharacterized in 2015 [1] and since have successfully been used forgenome editing in eukaryotic cells [1-8]. The two Cas12a variants, Asand Lb, share a 34% sequence identity and have both been crystallized bythe Nureki group [9-10]. The RuvC and Nuc domains of both variants ofCas12a are structurally similar and cleave the target DNA by similarmechanisms [9-10]. Both variants recognize the TTTV as the canonical PAMand have been shown to tolerate CTTV, TCTV and TTCV as non-canonicalPAMs [6, 10].

Engineered Cas12a proteins have been reported by Zhang and coworkersthat show altered PAM specificities [11]. Their primary objective was toperform a structure guided mutagenesis screen on AsCas12a, followed bymirror mutations in LbCas12a. This resulted in two mutant variants,AsCas12a-5542R/K607R and AsCas12a-S542R/K548V/N552R, which recognizedthe PAMs TYCV and TATV, respectively. These mutants retained the highspecificity of these CRISPR proteins and introducing these mutationsinto LbCas12a (G532R/K595R and G532R/K538V/T542R, respectively) resultedin similar PAM-altering specificity [11].

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention pertains to Cas12a CRISPR genes and mutants, polypeptidesencoded by the same, mammalian cell lines that stably express Cas12a andtheir use in compositions of CIRSPR-Cas12a systems and methods. Examplesare shown employing the Cpf1 systems from Lachnospiraceae bacteriumND2006 (Lb) however this is not intended to limit scope, which extendsto Cas12a homologs or orthologs isolated from other species.

Additionally, the present invention pertains to the ability to cleavedouble-stranded DNA of living organisms at precise locations with theCRISPR/LbCas12a nuclease system. Additionally, the present inventiondescribes the single amino acid substitution of LbCas12a that enhancesgenome editing efficiency as compared to wild type Cas12a variants,LbCas12a and AsCas12a, and is claimed as LbCas12a-E795L. This inventionalso includes six other mutants of LbCas12a, N527R, D559P, N527R/D559P,N527R/E795L, D559P/E795L and N527R/D559P/E795L, that showed similargenome editing as wild type LbCas12a.

In a first embodiment an isolated mutant Cas12a protein is provided. Theisolated mutant Cas12a protein is active in Clustered RegularlyInterspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated proteinendonuclease system (“CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system”). TheCRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system maintained on-target editing activityrelative to a wild-type CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system. In anotheraspect the Cas12a protein is isolated from Lachnospiraceae bacteriumND2006 (Lb).

In a second embodiment, an isolated ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex isprovided. The RNP complex includes a mutant Cas12a protein and a crRNA.The isolated ribonucleoprotein complex is active as a CRISPR/Cas12aendonuclease system, wherein the resultant CRISPR/Cas12a endonucleasesystem displays maintained on-target editing activity relative to awild-type CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system.

In a third embodiment, an isolated nucleic acid encoding a mutant Cas12aprotein is provided. The mutant Cas12a protein is active in aCRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system, wherein the CRISPR/Cas12aendonuclease system displays maintained on-target editing activityrelative to wild-type CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system.

In a fourth embodiment, a CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system is provided.The CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system includes a mutant Cas12a proteinand a crRNA. The CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system displays maintainedon-target editing activity relative to wild-type CRISPR/Cas12aendonuclease system.

In a fifth embodiment, a method of performing gene editing havingmaintained on-target editing activity is provided. The method includesthe step of contacting a candidate editing DNA target site locus with anactive CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system having a mutant Cas12 a proteincomplexed with an appropriate crRNA. Said interaction can occur an anycontext, for example, in a live animal, in live cells, or an isolatedDNA in vitro.

In another embodiment the CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system of thepresent invention displays maintained on-target editing activityrelative to a wild type CRISPR/Cas endonuclease system and may displayreduced off-target editing activity when compared to wild typeCRISPR/Cas endonuclease systems. In another aspect the CRISPR/Cas12aendonuclease system of the present invention displays maintainedon-target editing activity relative to a wild type CRISPR/Cas12aendonuclease system and may display reduced off-target editing activitywhen compared to wild type CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system.

In another embodiment the CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system of thepresent invention displays maintained on-target editing activityrelative to a wild type CRISPR/Cas endonuclease system and may displayreduced off-target editing activity when compared to wild typeCRISPR/Cas endonuclease systems. In another aspect the CRISPR/Cas12aendonuclease system of the present invention displays maintainedon-target editing activity relative to a wild type CRISPR/Cas12aendonuclease system and may display reduced off-target editing activitywhen compared to wild type CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1A to 1D show the primary and secondary structure alignment ofAsCas12a (top) and LbCas12a (bottom). A-Helices are represented withsquiggles, 3-strands with arrows and turns with ‘TT’. Identical residuesare boxed with solid red and similar residues are boxed with a blueoutline.

FIG. 2 shows the editing efficiency of the LbCas12a mutants as comparedto wild-type LbCas12a and AsCas12a-M537R/F870L mutant after 48 hours inHEK 293 human cells.

FIG. 3 shows the editing efficiency of LbCas12a mutants as compared towild-type LbCas12a after 48 hours in HEK293 human cells with IDT Alt-R®Electroporation Enhancer.

FIG. 4 shows the editing efficiency of LbCas2a mutants as compared towild-type LbCas12a after 48 hours in HEK293 human cells without IDTAlt-R® Electroporation Enhancer.

FIG. 5 shows the editing efficiency of LbCas12a mutants as compared towild-type LBCas12a and AsCas12a-M537R/F870L mutant after 48 hours inHEK293 human cells with IDT Alt-R® Electroporation Enhancer.

FIG. 6A shows the editing efficiency of LbCas12a wild type and E795Lmutant LbCas12a as compared to AsCas12a wild type andAsCas12a-M537R/F870L mutant delivered as a 1.0 μM dose of RNP measuredafter 48 hours in HEK293 cells with IDT Alt-R® Electroporation Enhancer.

FIG. 6B shows the editing efficiency of LbCas12a wild type and E795Lmutant LbCas12a as compared to AsCas12a wild type andAsCas12a-M537R/F870L mutant delivered as a 0.22 μM dose of RNP measuredafter 48 hours in HEK293 cells with IDT Alt-R® Electroporation Enhancer.

FIG. 6C shows the editing efficiency of LbCas12a wild type and E795Lmutant LbCas12a as compared to AsCas12a wild type andAsCas12a-M537R/F870L mutant delivered as a 0.05 μM dose of RNP measuredafter 48 hours in HEK293 cells with IDT Alt-R® Electroporation Enhancer.

FIG. 6D shows the editing efficiency of LbCas12a wild type and E795Lmutant LbCas12a as compared to AsCas12a wild type andAsCas12a-M537R/F870L mutant delivered as a 0.01 μM dose of RNP measuredafter 48 hours in HEK293 cells with IDT Alt-R® Electroporation Enhancer

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The methods and compositions of the invention described herein providemutant LbCas12a nucleic acids and polypeptides for use in aCRISPR/Cas12a system. The present invention describes novel Cas12amutants that reduce off-target editing activity to low levels whilemaintaining high on-target editing activity relative to the wild-typeprotein even when delivered as an RNP complex. These and otheradvantages of the invention, as well as additional inventive features,will be apparent from the description of the invention provided herein.

Cas12a provides a useful complement to Cas9 by expanding the range ofPAM sequences that can be targeted from GC-Rich areas (Cas9) to AT-richareas of the genome (Cas12a), thereby expanding the range of sequencesthat can be modified using CRISPR genome engineering methods. Inaddition to having a T-rich PAM site, another advantage of the Cas12asystem as compared with Cas9 is the use of a single short RNA molecule.

In a first embodiment an isolated mutant Cas12a protein is provided. Theisolated mutant Cas12a protein is active in Clustered RegularlyInterspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated proteinendonuclease system (“CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system”). TheCRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system displays maintained on-target editingactivity relative to a wild-type CRISPR/Cas endonuclease system. Inanother aspect the Cas12a protein is isolated from Lachnospiraceaebacterium ND2006 (Lb). Preferred single mutant Cas12a proteins includesubstitution mutations into the WT-LbCas12a introduced at the followingpositions: N527, D559, and E795.

Exemplarily single mutant Cas12a proteins include the following specificmutations introduced into the WT-LbCas12a: N527R, D559P, and E795L.Exemplary single mutant Cas12a proteins include at least one-memberselected form the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 3-9. Additionalsubstitution mutations can be included in the amino acid backgrounds ofthe single mutant Cas12a protein amino acid sequences, provided that theresultant Cas12a protein is active as a CRISPR/Cas12a endonucleasesystem, wherein the resultant CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system displaysmaintained on-target editing activity relative to a wild-typeCRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system.

Preferred multi-substitution mutant Cas12a proteins include mutations inthe WT-LbCas12a introduced to at least two of the following positions:N527/D559, D559/E795, N527/E795, and N527/D559/E795. Exemplarymulti-substitution mutant Cas12a proteins include mutations in theWT-LbCas12a selected from the following amino acid mutations:N527R/D559P, D559P/E795L, N527R/E795L and N527R/D559P/E795L.

Exemplary multi substitution mutant Cas12a proteins include at least onemember selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 3-9. Additionalsubstitution mutations can be included in the amino acid backgrounds ofthe single mutant Cas12a protein amino acid sequences, provided that theresultant Cas12a protein is active as a CRISPR/Cas12a endonucleasesystem, wherein the resultant CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system displaysmaintained on-target editing activity relative to a wild-typeCRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system.

In second embodiment, an isolated ribonucleoprotein complex is provided.The RNP includes mutant Cas12a protein and a crRNA complex. In onerespect the crRNA includes an Alt-R® crRNA (Integrated DNA Technologies,Inc. (Coralville, Iowa, (US)) directed against a specific editing targetsite for a given locus. Preferred mutant Cas9 proteins include those asdescribed above.

In another embodiment, an isolated nucleic acid encoding a mutantLbCas12a protein is provided. Preferred isolated nucleic acids encodemutant LbCas12a proteins as described above. Exemplary isolated nucleicacids encoding mutant LbCas12a proteins can be readily generated from anucleic acid encoding the wild-type LbCas12a protein using recombinantDNA procedures or chemical synthesis methods. Preferred nucleic acidsfor this purpose include those optimized for expression of the LbCas12aproteins in bacteria, (e.g., E. coli) or mammalian (e.g., human) cells.Exemplary codon-optimized nucleic acids for expressing WT-LbCas12a in E.coli and human cells includes SEQ ID NO: 1. Moreover, the presentinvention contemplates fusion proteins of WT-Cas12a and mutant LbCas12a,wherein the coding sequences of WT-Cas12a and mutant LbCas12a are fusedto amino acid sequences encoding for nuclear localization (“NLS”) of thefusion protein in eukaryotic cells or amino acid sequences to facilitatepurification of the proteins.

In a further embodiment, the isolated nucleic acid includes mRNAencoding one of the aforementioned mutant LbCas12a proteins. In a secondrespect, the isolated nucleic acid includes DNA encoding a gene for oneof the aforementioned mutant LbCas12a proteins. A preferred DNA includesa vector that encodes a gene encoding for a mutant LbCas12a protein.Such delivery methods include plasmid and various viral delivery vectorsas are well known to those with skill in the art. The mutant LbCas12aprotein can also be stably transformed into cells using suitableexpression vectors to produce a cell line that constitutively orinducibly expresses the mutant LbCas12a. The aforementioned methods canalso be applied to embryos to product progeny animals thatconstitutively or inducibly expresses the mutant LbCas12a.

In another embodiment a CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease systems is provided.

The CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system includes a mutant LbCas12aprotein. Preferred mutant LbCas12a proteins include those describeabove. In one aspect, the CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system is encodedby a DNA expression vector. In one embodiment, the DNA expression vectoris selected from a bacterial expression vector or a eukaryoticexpression vector. In another aspect the CRISPR/Cas12a endonucleasesystem comprises a ribonucleoprotein complex comprising a mutantLbCas12a protein and a crRNA.

In a further embodiment, a method of performing gene editing havingincreased on-target editing activity is provided. The method includesthe step of contacting a candidate editing target site locus with anactive CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system having a mutant LbCas12aprotein. In one aspect, the method includes a single mutant LbCas12aprotein having mutations in the WT-LbCas12a introduced at one of thefollowing positions: N527, D559, and E795. Exemplary single mutantLbCas12a proteins include the following specific mutations introducedinto the WT-LbCas12a: N527R, D559P, and E795L. Exemplary single mutantLbCas12a proteins include at least one member selected form the groupconsisting of SEQ ID NO: 3-9. Additional substitution mutations can beincluded in the amino acid backgrounds of the single mutant LbCas12aprotein amino acid sequences, provided that the resultant LbCas12aprotein is active as a CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system, wherein theresultant CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system displays maintainedon-target editing activity relative to a wild-type CRISPR/Cas12aendonuclease system.

In another embodiment, the method includes a multi-substitution mutantLbCas12a proteins include mutations in the WT-LbCas12a introduced to atleast two of the following positions: N527/D559, D559/E795, N527/E795,and N527/D559/E795. Exemplary multi-substitution mutant Cas12a proteinsinclude mutations in the WT-LbCas12a selected from the following aminoacid mutations: N527R/D559P, D559P/E795L, N527R/E795L andN527R/D559P/E795L. Exemplary multi substitution mutant LbCas12a proteinsinclude at least one member selected from the group consisting of SEQ IDNO: 3-9. Additional substitution mutations can be included in the aminoacid backgrounds of the single mutant LbCas12a protein amino acidsequences, provided that the resultant LbCas12a protein is active as aCRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system, wherein the resultant CRISPR/Cas12aendonuclease system displays maintained on-target editing activityrelative to a wild-type CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system.

The applications of Cas12a and LbCas12a based tools are many and varied.The applications include, but are not limited to: plant gene editing,yeast gene editing, mammalian gene editing, editing of cells in theorgans of live animals, editing of embryos, rapid generation ofknockout/knock-in animal lines, generating an animal model of diseasestate, correcting a disease state, inserting a reporter gene, and wholegenome functional screening.

Example 1 DNA and Amino Acid Sequences of Wild Type and Mutant LbCas12aProteins and AsCas12a Proteins.

The list below shows different wild type (WT) and mutant Cas12anucleases described in present invention. It will be appreciated by onewith skill in the art that many different DNA sequences canencode/express the same amino acid (AA) sequence since in many casesmore than one codon can encode the same amino acid. The DNA sequencesshown below only serve as example and other DNA sequences that encodethe same protein (e.g., same amino acid sequence) are contemplated. Itis further appreciated that additional features, elements or tags may beadded to said sequences, such as NLS domains and the like. Examples areshown for WT LbCas12a (Cpf1), WT AsCas12a, and mutant N527R LbCas12a,mutant D559P LbCas12a, mutant E759L LbCas12a, double mutant N527R/D559PLbCas12a, double mutant N527R/E795L LbCas12a, double mutant D559P/E795LLbCas12a, triple mutant N527R/D559P/E795L LbCas12a, and double mutantM537R/F870L AsCas12a. For LbCas12a and AsCas12a mutants only the aminoacid and DNA sequences are provided, but it is contemplated that NLSdomains and His-tag domains may be added to facilitate use in producingrecombinant proteins for use in mammalian cells.

SEQ ID NO: 1WT Lachnospiraceae bacterium ND2006 (Lb) Cas12a DNA sequenceATGAGCAAACTGGAAAAGTTCACCAACTGTTATAGCCTGAGCAAAACCCTGCGTTTTAAAGCAATTCCGGTTGGTAAAACCCAAGAGAACATTGATAATAAACGCCTGCTGGTCGAAGATGAAAAACGCGCTGAAGATTATAAAGGCGTGAAAAAACTGCTGGATCGCTATTATCTGAGCTTCATTAACGATGTGCTGCACAGCATTAAACTGAAGAACCTGAACAACTATATCAGCCTGTTTCGTAAAAAAACCCGCACCGAAAAAGAAAACAAAGAGCTGGAAAACCTGGAAATCAATCTGCGTAAAGAAATCGCCAAAGCGTTTAAAGGTAACGAGGGTTATAAAAGCCTGTTCAAGAAAGACATCATCGAAACCATTCTGCCGGAATTTCTGGATGATAAAGATGAAATTGCCCTGGTGAATAGCTTTAATGGCTTTACCACCGCATTTACCGGCTTTTTTGATAATCGCGAAAACATGTTCAGCGAAGAAGCAAAAAGCACCAGCATTGCATTTCGCTGCATTAATGAAAATCTGACCCGCTACATTAGCAACATGGATATCTTTGAAAAAGTGGACGCGATCTTCGATAAACACGAAGTGCAAGAGATCAAAGAGAAAATCCTGAACAGCGATTATGACGTCGAAGATTTTTTTGAAGGCGAGTTCTTTAACTTCGTTCTGACCCAAGAAGGTATCGACGTTTATAACGCAATTATTGGTGGTTTTGTTACCGAAAGCGGTGAGAAAATCAAAGGCCTGAATGAATATATCAACCTGTATAACCAGAAAACCAAACAGAAACTGCCGAAATTCAAACCGCTGTATAAACAGGTTCTGAGCGATCGTGAAAGCCTGAGCTTTTATGGTGAAGGTTATACCAGTGATGAAGAGGTTCTGGAAGTTTTTCGTAACACCCTGAATAAAAACAGCGAGATCTTTAGCAGCATCAAAAAGCTTGAGAAACTGTTCAAAAACTTTGATGAGTATAGCAGCGCAGGCATCTTTGTTAAAAATGGTCCGGCAATTAGCACCATCAGCAAAGATATTTTTGGCGAATGGAATGTGATCCGCGATAAATGGAATGCCGAATATGATGATATCCACCTGAAAAAAAAGGCCGTGGTGACCGAGAAATATGAAGATGATCGTCGTAAAAGCTTCAAGAAAATTGGTAGCTTTAGCCTGGAACAGCTGCAAGAATATGCAGATGCAGATCTGAGCGTTGTGGAAAAACTGAAAGAAATCATCATTCAGAAGGTGGACGAGATCTATAAAGTTTATGGTAGCAGCGAAAAACTGTTCGATGCAGATTTTGTTCTGGAAAAAAGCCTGAAAAAGAATGATGCCGTTGTGGCCATTATGAAAGATCTGCTGGATAGCGTTAAGAGCTTCGAGAATTACATCAAAGCCTTTTTTGGTGAGGGCAAAGAAACCAATCGTGATGAAAGTTTCTATGGCGATTTTGTGCTGGCCTATGATATTCTGCTGAAAGTGGACCATATTTATGATGCCATTCGCAATTATGTTACCCAGAAACCGTATAGCAAAGACAAGTTCAAACTGTACTTTCAGAACCCGCAGTTTATGGGTGGTTGGGATAAAGATAAAGAAACCGATTATCGTGCCACCATCCTGCGTTATGGTAGTAAATACTATCTGGCCATCATGGACAAAAAATACGCAAAATGCCTGCAGAAAATCGACAAAGATGATGTGAATGGCAACTATGAAAAAATCAACTACAAACTGCTGCCTGGTCCGAATAAAATGCTGCCGAAAGTGTTCTTTAGCAAGAAATGGATGGCCTATTATAACCCGAGCGAGGATATTCAAAAGATCTACAAAAATGGCACCTTTAAAAAGGGCGACATGTTCAATCTGAACGATTGCCACAAACTGATCGATTTCTTCAAAGATTCAATTTCGCGTTATCCGAAATGGTCCAATGCCTATGATTTTAACTTTAGCGAAACCGAAAAATACAAAGACATTGCCGGTTTTTATCGCGAAGTGGAAGAACAGGGCTATAAAGTGAGCTTTGAAAGCGCAAGCAAAAAAGAGGTTGATAAGCTGGTTGAAGAGGGCAAACTGTATATGTTCCAGATTTACAACAAAGATTTTAGCGACAAAAGCCATGGCACCCCGAATCTGCATACCATGTACTTTAAACTGCTGTTCGACGAAAATAACCATGGTCAGATTCGTCTGAGCGGTGGTGCCGAACTGTTTATGCGTCGTGCAAGTCTGAAAAAAGAAGAACTGGTTGTTCATCCGGCAAATAGCCCGATTGCAAACAAAAATCCGGACAATCCGAAAAAAACCACGACACTGAGCTATGATGTGTATAAAGACAAACGTTTTAGCGAGGATCAGTATGAACTGCATATCCCGATTGCCATCAATAAATGCCCGAAAAACATCTTTAAGATCAACACCGAAGTTCGCGTGCTGCTGAAACATGATGATAATCCGTATGTGATTGGCATTGATCGTGGTGAACGTAACCTGCTGTATATTGTTGTTGTTGATGGTAAAGGCAACATCGTGGAACAGTATAGTCTGAACGAAATTATCAACAACTTTAACGGCATCCGCATCAAAACCGACTATCATAGCCTGCTGGACAAGAAAGAAAAAGAACGTTTTGAAGCACGTCAGAACTGGACCAGTATTGAAAACATCAAAGAACTGAAAGCCGGTTATATTAGCCAGGTGGTTCATAAAATCTGTGAGCTGGTAGAAAAATACGATGCAGTTATTGCACTGGAAGATCTGAATAGCGGTTTCAAAAATAGCCGTGTGAAAGTCGAAAAACAGGTGTATCAGAAATTCGAGAAAATGCTGATCGACAAACTGAACTACATGGTCGACAAAAAAAGCAATCCGTGTGCAACCGGTGGTGCACTGAAAGGTTATCAGATTACCAACAAATTTGAAAGCTTTAAAAGCATGAGCACCCAGAACGGCTTTATCTTCTATATTCCGGCATGGCTGACCAGCAAAATTGATCCGAGCACCGGTTTTGTGAACCTGCTGAAAACAAAATATACCTCCATTGCCGACAGCAAGAAGTTTATTAGCAGCTTTGATCGCATTATGTATGTTCCGGAAGAGGACCTGTTTGAATTCGCACTGGATTACAAAAATTTCAGCCGTACCGATGCCGACTACATCAAAAAATGGAAACTGTACAGCTATGGTAACCGCATTCGCATTTTTCGCAACCCGAAGAAAAACAATGTGTTCGATTGGGAAGAAGTTTGTCTGACCAGCGCATATAAAGAACTTTTCAACAAATACGGCATCAACTATCAGCAGGGTGATATTCGTGCACTGCTGTGTGAACAGAGCGATAAAGCGTTTTATAGCAGTTTTATGGCACTGATGAGCCTGATGCTGCAGATGCGTAATAGCATTACCGGTCGCACCGATGTGGATTTTCTGATTAGTCCGGTGAAAAATTCCGATGGCATCTTTTATGATAGCCGCAATTACGAAGCACAAGAAAATGCAATTCTGCCGAAAAACGCAGATGCAAATGGTGCATATAACATTGCACGTAAAGTTCTGTGGGCAATTGGCCAGTTTAAGAAAGCAGAAGATGAGAAGCTGGACAAAGTGAAAATTGCGATCAGCAATAAAGAGTGGCTGGAATACGCACAGACCAGCGTTAAACAT SEQ ID NO: 2WT LbCas12 amino acid sequenceMSKLEKFTNCYSLSKTLRFKAIPVGKTQENIDNKRLLVEDEKRAEDYKGVKKLLDRYYLSFINDVLHSIKLKNLNNYISLFRKKTRTEKENKELENLEINLRKEIAKAFKGNEGYKSLFKKDIIETILPEFLDDKDEIALVNSFNGFTTAFTGFFDNRENMFSEEAKSTSIAFRCINENLTRYISNMDIFEKVDAIFDKHEVQEIKEKILNSDYDVEDFFEGEFFNFVLTQEGIDVYNAIIGGFVTESGEKIKGLNEYINLYNQKTKQKLPKFKPLYKQVLSDRESLSFYGEGYTSDEEVLEVFRNTLNKNSEIFSSIKKLEKLFKNFDEYSSAGIFVKNGPAISTISKDIFGEWNVIRDKWNAEYDDIHLKKKAVVTEKYEDDRRKSFKKIGSFSLEQLQEYADADLSVVEKLKEIIIQKVDEIYKVYGSSEKLFDADFVLEKSLKKNDAVVAIMKDLLDSVKSFENYIKAFFGEGKETNRDESFYGDFVLAYDILLKVDHIYDAIRNYVTQKPYSKDKFKLYFQNPQFMGGWDKDKETDYRATILRYGSKYYLAIMDKKYAKCLQKIDKDDVNGNYEKINYKLLPGPNKMLPKVFFSKKWMAYYNPSEDIQKIYKNGTFKKGDMFNLNDCHKLIDFFKDSISRYPKWSNAYDFNFSETEKYKDIAGFYREVEEQGYKVSFESASKKEVDKLVEEGKLYMFQIYNKDFSDKSHGTPNLHTMYFKLLFDENNHGQIRLSGGAELFMRRASLKKEELVVHPANSPIANKNPDNPKKTTTLSYDVYKDKRFSEDQYELHIPIAINKCPKNIFKINTEVRVLLKHDDNPYVIGIDRGERNLLYIVVVDGKGNIVEQYSLNEIINNFNGIRIKTDYHSLLDKKEKERFEARQNWTSIENIKELKAGYISQVVHKICELVEKYDAVIALEDLNSGFKNSRVKVEKQVYQKFEKMLIDKLNYMVDKKSNPCATGGALKGYQITNKFESFKSMSTQNGFIFYIPAWLTSKIDPSTGFVNLLKTKYTSIADSKKFISSFDRIMYVPEEDLFEFALDYKNFSRTDADYIKKWKLYSYGNRIRIFRNPKKNNVFDWEEVCLTSAYKELFNKYGINYQQGDIRALLCEQSDKAFYSSFMALMSLMLQMRNSITGRTDVDFLISPVKNSDGIFYDSRNYEAQENAILPKNADANGAYNIARKVLWAIGQFKKAEDEKLDKVKIAISNKEWLEYAQTSVKH SEQ ID NO: 3 Mutant N527R LbCas12a amino acid sequenceMSKLEKFTNCYSLSKTLRFKAIPVGKTQENIDNKRLLVEDEKRAEDYKGVKKLLDRYYLSFINDVLHSIKLKNLNNYISLFRKKTRTEKENKELENLEINLRKEIAKAFKGNEGYKSLFKKDIIETILPEFLDDKDEIALVNSFNGFTTAFTGFFDNRENMFSEEAKSTSIAFRCINENLTRYISNMDIFEKVDAIFDKHEVQEIKEKILNSDYDVEDFFEGEFFNFVLTQEGIDVYNAIIGGFVTESGEKIKGLNEYINLYNQKTKQKLPKFKPLYKQVLSDRESLSFYGEGYTSDEEVLEVFRNTLNKNSEIFSSIKKLEKLFKNFDEYSSAGIFVKNGPAISTISKDIFGEWNVIRDKWNAEYDDIHLKKKAVVTEKYEDDRRKSFKKIGSFSLEQLQEYADADLSVVEKLKEIIIQKVDEIYKVYGSSEKLFDADFVLEKSLKKNDAVVAIMKDLLDSVKSFENYIKAFFGEGKETNRDESFYGDFVLAYDILLKVDHIYDAIRNYVTQKPYSKDKFKLYFQRPQFMGGWDKDKETDYRATILRYGSKYYLAIMDKKYAKCLQKIDKDDVNGNYEKINYKLLPGPNKMLPKVFFSKKWMAYYNPSEDIQKIYKNGTFKKGDMFNLNDCHKLIDFFKDSISRYPKWSNAYDFNFSETEKYKDIAGFYREVEEQGYKVSFESASKKEVDKLVEEGKLYMFQIYNKDFSDKSHGTPNLHTMYFKLLFDENNHGQIRLSGGAELFMRRASLKKEELVVHPANSPIANKNPDNPKKTTTLSYDVYKDKRFSEDQYELHIPIAINKCPKNIFKINTEVRVLLKHDDNPYVIGIDRGERNLLYIVVVDGKGNIVEQYSLNEIINNFNGIRIKTDYHSLLDKKEKERFEARQNWTSIENIKELKAGYISQVVHKICELVEKYDAVIALEDLNSGFKNSRVKVEKQVYQKFEKMLIDKLNYMVDKKSNPCATGGALKGYQITNKFESFKSMSTQNGFIFYIPAWLTSKIDPSTGFVNLLKTKYTSIADSKKFISSFDRIMYVPEEDLFEFALDYKNFSRTDADYIKKWKLYSYGNRIRIFRNPKKNNVFDWEEVCLTSAYKELFNKYGINYQQGDIRALLCEQSDKAFYSSFMALMSLMLQMRNSITGRTDVDFLISPVKNSDGIFYDSRNYEAQENAILPKNADANGAYNIARKVLWAIGQFKKAEDEKLDKVKIAISNKEWLEYAQTSVKH SEQ ID NO: 4 Mutant D559P LbCas12a amino acid sequenceMSKLEKFTNCYSLSKTLRFKAIPVGKTQENIDNKRLLVEDEKRAEDYKGVKKLLDRYYLSFINDVLHSIKLKNLNNYISLFRKKTRTEKENKELENLEINLRKEIAKAFKGNEGYKSLFKKDIIETILPEFLDDKDEIALVNSFNGFTTAFTGFFDNRENMFSEEAKSTSIAFRCINENLTRYISNMDIFEKVDAIFDKHEVQEIKEKILNSDYDVEDFFEGEFFNFVLTQEGIDVYNAIIGGFVTESGEKIKGLNEYINLYNQKTKQKLPKFKPLYKQVLSDRESLSFYGEGYTSDEEVLEVFRNTLNKNSEIFSSIKKLEKLFKNFDEYSSAGIFVKNGPAISTISKDIFGEWNVIRDKWNAEYDDIHLKKKAVVTEKYEDDRRKSFKKIGSFSLEQLQEYADADLSVVEKLKEIIIQKVDEIYKVYGSSEKLFDADFVLEKSLKKNDAVVAIMKDLLDSVKSFENYIKAFFGEGKETNRDESFYGDFVLAYDILLKVDHIYDAIRNYVTQKPYSKDKFKLYFQNPQFMGGWDKDKETDYRATILRYGSKYYLAIMPKKYAKCLQKIDKDDVNGNYEKINYKLLPGPNKMLPKVFFSKKWMAYYNPSEDIQKIYKNGTFKKGDMFNLNDCHKLIDFFKDSISRYPKWSNAYDFNFSETEKYKDIAGFYREVEEQGYKVSFESASKKEVDKLVEEGKLYMFQIYNKDFSDKSHGTPNLHTMYFKLLFDENNHGQIRLSGGAELFMRRASLKKEELVVHPANSPIANKNPDNPKKTTTLSYDVYKDKRFSEDQYELHIPIAINKCPKNIFKINTEVRVLLKHDDNPYVIGIDRGERNLLYIVVVDGKGNIVEQYSLNEIINNFNGIRIKTDYHSLLDKKEKERFEARQNWTSIENIKELKAGYISQVVHKICELVEKYDAVIALEDLNSGFKNSRVKVEKQVYQKFEKMLIDKLNYMVDKKSNPCATGGALKGYQITNKFESFKSMSTQNGFIFYIPAWLTSKIDPSTGFVNLLKTKYTSIADSKKFISSFDRIMYVPEEDLFEFALDYKNFSRTDADYIKKWKLYSYGNRIRIFRNPKKNNVFDWEEVCLTSAYKELFNKYGINYQQGDIRALLCEQSDKAFYSSFMALMSLMLQMRNSITGRTDVDFLISPVKNSDGIFYDSRNYEAQENAILPKNADANGAYNIARKVLWAIGQFKKAEDEKLDKVKIAISNKEWLEYAQTSVKH SEQ ID NO: 5 Mutant E795L LbCas12a amino acid sequenceMSKLEKFTNCYSLSKTLRFKAIPVGKTQENIDNKRLLVEDEKRAEDYKGVKKLLDRYYLSFINDVLHSIKLKNLNNYISLFRKKTRTEKENKELENLEINLRKEIAKAFKGNEGYKSLFKKDIIETILPEFLDDKDEIALVNSFNGFTTAFTGFFDNRENMFSEEAKSTSIAFRCINENLTRYISNMDIFEKVDAIFDKHEVQEIKEKILNSDYDVEDFFEGEFFNFVLTQEGIDVYNAIIGGFVTESGEKIKGLNEYINLYNQKTKQKLPKFKPLYKQVLSDRESLSFYGEGYTSDEEVLEVFRNTLNKNSEIFSSIKKLEKLFKNFDEYSSAGIFVKNGPAISTISKDIFGEWNVIRDKWNAEYDDIHLKKKAVVTEKYEDDRRKSFKKIGSFSLEQLQEYADADLSVVEKLKEIIIQKVDEIYKVYGSSEKLFDADFVLEKSLKKNDAVVAIMKDLLDSVKSFENYIKAFFGEGKETNRDESFYGDFVLAYDILLKVDHIYDAIRNYVTQKPYSKDKFKLYFQNPQFMGGWDKDKETDYRATILRYGSKYYLAIMDKKYAKCLQKIDKDDVNGNYEKINYKLLPGPNKMLPKVFFSKKWMAYYNPSEDIQKIYKNGTFKKGDMFNLNDCHKLIDFFKDSISRYPKWSNAYDFNFSETEKYKDIAGFYREVEEQGYKVSFESASKKEVDKLVEEGKLYMFQIYNKDFSDKSHGTPNLHTMYFKLLFDENNHGQIRLSGGAELFMRRASLKKEELVVHPANSPIANKNPDNPKKTTTLSYDVYKDKRFSEDQYLLHIPIAINKCPKNIFKINTEVRVLLKHDDNPYVIGIDRGERNLLYIVVVDGKGNIVEQYSLNEIINNFNGIRIKTDYHSLLDKKEKERFEARQNWTSIENIKELKAGYISQVVHKICELVEKYDAVIALEDLNSGFKNSRVKVEKQVYQKFEKMLIDKLNYMVDKKSNPCATGGALKGYQITNKFESFKSMSTQNGFIFYIPAWLTSKIDPSTGFVNLLKTKYTSIADSKKFISSFDRIMYVPEEDLFEFALDYKNFSRTDADYIKKWKLYSYGNRIRIFRNPKKNNVFDWEEVCLTSAYKELFNKYGINYQQGDIRALLCEQSDKAFYSSFMALMSLMLQMRNSITGRTDVDFLISPVKNSDGIFYDSRNYEAQENAILPKNADANGAYNIARKVLWAIGQFKKAEDEKLDKVKIAISNKEWLEYAQTSVKH SEQ ID NO: 6Mutant N527R/D559P LbCas12a amino acid sequenceMSKLEKFTNCYSLSKTLRFKAIPVGKTQENIDNKRLLVEDEKRAEDYKGVKKLLDRYYLSFINDVLHSIKLKNLNNYISLFRKKTRTEKENKELENLEINLRKEIAKAFKGNEGYKSLFKKDIIETILPEFLDDKDEIALVNSFNGFTTAFTGFFDNRENMFSEEAKSTSIAFRCINENLTRYISNMDIFEKVDAIFDKHEVQEIKEKILNSDYDVEDFFEGEFFNFVLTQEGIDVYNAIIGGFVTESGEKIKGLNEYINLYNQKTKQKLPKFKPLYKQVLSDRESLSFYGEGYTSDEEVLEVFRNTLNKNSEIFSSIKKLEKLFKNFDEYSSAGIFVKNGPAISTISKDIFGEWNVIRDKWNAEYDDIHLKKKAVVTEKYEDDRRKSFKKIGSFSLEQLQEYADADLSVVEKLKEIIIQKVDEIYKVYGSSEKLFDADFVLEKSLKKNDAVVAIMKDLLDSVKSFENYIKAFFGEGKETNRDESFYGDFVLAYDILLKVDHIYDAIRNYVTQKPYSKDKFKLYFQRPQFMGGWDKDKETDYRATILRYGSKYYLAIMPKKYAKCLQKIDKDDVNGNYEKINYKLLPGPNKMLPKVFFSKKWMAYYNPSEDIQKIYKNGTFKKGDMFNLNDCHKLIDFFKDSISRYPKWSNAYDFNFSETEKYKDIAGFYREVEEQGYKVSFESASKKEVDKLVEEGKLYMFQIYNKDFSDKSHGTPNLHTMYFKLLFDENNHGQIRLSGGAELFMRRASLKKEELVVHPANSPIANKNPDNPKKTTTLSYDVYKDKRFSEDQYELHIPIAINKCPKNIFKINTEVRVLLKHDDNPYVIGIDRGERNLLYIVVVDGKGNIVEQYSLNEIINNFNGIRIKTDYHSLLDKKEKERFEARQNWTSIENIKELKAGYISQVVHKICELVEKYDAVIALEDLNSGFKNSRVKVEKQVYQKFEKMLIDKLNYMVDKKSNPCATGGALKGYQITNKFESFKSMSTQNGFIFYIPAWLTSKIDPSTGFVNLLKTKYTSIADSKKFISSFDRIMYVPEEDLFEFALDYKNFSRTDADYIKKWKLYSYGNRIRIFRNPKKNNVFDWEEVCLTSAYKELFNKYGINYQQGDIRALLCEQSDKAFYSSFMALMSLMLQMRNSITGRTDVDFLISPVKNSDGIFYDSRNYEAQENAILPKNADANGAYNIARKVLWAIGQFKKAEDEKLDKVKIAISNKEWLEYAQTSVKH SEQ ID NO: 7 Mutant 527R/E795L LbCas12a amino acid sequenceMSKLEKFTNCYSLSKTLRFKAIPVGKTQENIDNKRLLVEDEKRAEDYKGVKKLLDRYYLSFINDVLHSIKLKNLNNYISLFRKKTRTEKENKELENLEINLRKEIAKAFKGNEGYKSLFKKDIIETILPEFLDDKDEIALVNSFNGFTTAFTGFFDNRENMFSEEAKSTSIAFRCINENLTRYISNMDIFEKVDAIFDKHEVQEIKEKILNSDYDVEDFFEGEFFNFVLTQEGIDVYNAIIGGFVTESGEKIKGLNEYINLYNQKTKQKLPKFKPLYKQVLSDRESLSFYGEGYTSDEEVLEVFRNTLNKNSEIFSSIKKLEKLFKNFDEYSSAGIFVKNGPAISTISKDIFGEWNVIRDKWNAEYDDIHLKKKAVVTEKYEDDRRKSFKKIGSFSLEQLQEYADADLSVVEKLKEIIIQKVDEIYKVYGSSEKLFDADFVLEKSLKKNDAVVAIMKDLLDSVKSFENYIKAFFGEGKETNRDESFYGDFVLAYDILLKVDHIYDAIRNYVTQKPYSKDKFKLYFQRPQFMGGWDKDKETDYRATILRYGSKYYLAIMDKKYAKCLQKIDKDDVNGNYEKINYKLLPGPNKMLPKVFFSKKWMAYYNPSEDIQKIYKNGTFKKGDMFNLNDCHKLIDFFKDSISRYPKWSNAYDFNFSETEKYKDIAGFYREVEEQGYKVSFESASKKEVDKLVEEGKLYMFQIYNKDFSDKSHGTPNLHTMYFKLLFDENNHGQIRLSGGAELFMRRASLKKEELVVHPANSPIANKNPDNPKKTTTLSYDVYKDKRFSEDQYLLHIPIAINKCPKNIFKINTEVRVLLKHDDNPYVIGIDRGERNLLYIVVVDGKGNIVEQYSLNEIINNFNGIRIKTDYHSLLDKKEKERFEARQNWTSIENIKELKAGYISQVVHKICELVEKYDAVIALEDLNSGFKNSRVKVEKQVYQKFEKMLIDKLNYMVDKKSNPCATGGALKGYQITNKFESFKSMSTQNGFIFYIPAWLTSKIDPSTGFVNLLKTKYTSIADSKKFISSFDRIMYVPEEDLFEFALDYKNFSRTDADYIKKWKLYSYGNRIRIFRNPKKNNVFDWEEVCLTSAYKELFNKYGINYQQGDIRALLCEQSDKAFYSSFMALMSLMLQMRNSITGRTDVDFLISPVKNSDGIFYDSRNYEAQENAILPKNADANGAYNIARKVLWAIGQFKKAEDEKLDKVKIAISNKEWLEYAQTSVKH SEQ ID NO: 8Mutant D559P/E795L LbCas12a amino acid sequenceMSKLEKFTNCYSLSKTLRFKAIPVGKTQENIDNKRLLVEDEKRAEDYKGVKKLLDRYYLSFINDVLHSIKLKNLNNYISLFRKKTRTEKENKELENLEINLRKEIAKAFKGNEGYKSLFKKDIIETILPEFLDDKDEIALVNSFNGFTTAFTGFFDNRENMFSEEAKSTSIAFRCINENLTRYISNMDIFEKVDAIFDKHEVQEIKEKILNSDYDVEDFFEGEFFNFVLTQEGIDVYNAIIGGFVTESGEKIKGLNEYINLYNQKTKQKLPKFKPLYKQVLSDRESLSFYGEGYTSDEEVLEVFRNTLNKNSEIFSSIKKLEKLFKNFDEYSSAGIFVKNGPAISTISKDIFGEWNVIRDKWNAEYDDIHLKKKAVVTEKYEDDRRKSFKKIGSFSLEQLQEYADADLSVVEKLKEIIIQKVDEIYKVYGSSEKLFDADFVLEKSLKKNDAVVAIMKDLLDSVKSFENYIKAFFGEGKETNRDESFYGDFVLAYDILLKVDHIYDAIRNYVTQKPYSKDKFKLYFQNPQFMGGWDKDKETDYRATILRYGSKYYLAIMPKKYAKCLQKIDKDDVNGNYEKINYKLLPGPNKMLPKVFFSKKWMAYYNPSEDIQKIYKNGTFKKGDMFNLNDCHKLIDFFKDSISRYPKWSNAYDFNFSETEKYKDIAGFYREVEEQGYKVSFESASKKEVDKLVEEGKLYMFQIYNKDFSDKSHGTPNLHTMYFKLLFDENNHGQIRLSGGAELFMRRASLKKEELVVHPANSPIANKNPDNPKKTTTLSYDVYKDKRFSEDQYLLHIPIAINKCPKNIFKINTEVRVLLKHDDNPYVIGIDRGERNLLYIVVVDGKGNIVEQYSLNEIINNFNGIRIKTDYHSLLDKKEKERFEARQNWTSIENIKELKAGYISQVVHKICELVEKYDAVIALEDLNSGFKNSRVKVEKQVYQKFEKMLIDKLNYMVDKKSNPCATGGALKGYQITNKFESFKSMSTQNGFIFYIPAWLTSKIDPSTGFVNLLKTKYTSIADSKKFISSFDRIMYVPEEDLFEFALDYKNFSRTDADYIKKWKLYSYGNRIRIFRNPKKNNVFDWEEVCLTSAYKELFNKYGINYQQGDIRALLCEQSDKAFYSSFMALMSLMLQMRNSITGRTDVDFLISPVKNSDGIFYDSRNYEAQENAILPKNADANGAYNIARKVLWAIGQFKKAEDEKLDKVKIAISNKEWLEYAQTSVKH SEQ ID NO: 9Mutant N527R/D559P/E795L LbCas12a amino acid sequenceMSKLEKFTNCYSLSKTLRFKAIPVGKTQENIDNKRLLVEDEKRAEDYKGVKKLLDRYYLSFINDVLHSIKLKNLNNYISLFRKKTRTEKENKELENLEINLRKEIAKAFKGNEGYKSLFKKDIIETILPEFLDDKDEIALVNSFNGFTTAFTGFFDNRENMFSEEAKSTSIAFRCINENLTRYISNMDIFEKVDAIFDKHEVQEIKEKILNSDYDVEDFFEGEFFNFVLTQEGIDVYNAIIGGFVTESGEKIKGLNEYINLYNQKTKQKLPKFKPLYKQVLSDRESLSFYGEGYTSDEEVLEVFRNTLNKNSEIFSSIKKLEKLFKNFDEYSSAGIFVKNGPAISTISKDIFGEWNVIRDKWNAEYDDIHLKKKAVVTEKYEDDRRKSFKKIGSFSLEQLQEYADADLSVVEKLKEIIIQKVDEIYKVYGSSEKLFDADFVLEKSLKKNDAVVAIMKDLLDSVKSFENYIKAFFGEGKETNRDESFYGDFVLAYDILLKVDHIYDAIRNYVTQKPYSKDKFKLYFQRPQFMGGWDKDKETDYRATILRYGSKYYLAIMPKKYAKCLQKIDKDDVNGNYEKINYKLLPGPNKMLPKVFFSKKWMAYYNPSEDIQKIYKNGTFKKGDMFNLNDCHKLIDFFKDSISRYPKWSNAYDFNFSETEKYKDIAGFYREVEEQGYKVSFESASKKEVDKLVEEGKLYMFQIYNKDFSDKSHGTPNLHTMYFKLLFDENNHGQIRLSGGAELFMRRASLKKEELVVHPANSPIANKNPDNPKKTTTLSYDVYKDKRFSEDQYLLHIPIAINKCPKNIFKINTEVRVLLKHDDNPYVIGIDRGERNLLYIVVVDGKGNIVEQYSLNEIINNFNGIRIKTDYHSLLDKKEKERFEARQNWTSIENIKELKAGYISQVVHKICELVEKYDAVIALEDLNSGFKNSRVKVEKQVYQKFEKMLIDKLNYMVDKKSNPCATGGALKGYQITNKFESFKSMSTQNGFIFYIPAWLTSKIDPSTGFVNLLKTKYTSIADSKKFISSFDRIMYVPEEDLFEFALDYKNFSRTDADYIKKWKLYSYGNRIRIFRNPKKNNVFDWEEVCLTSAYKELFNKYGINYQQGDIRALLCEQSDKAFYSSFMALMSLMLQMRNSITGRTDVDFLISPVKNSDGIFYDSRNYEAQENAILPKNADANGAYNIARKVLWAIGQFKKAEDEKLDKVKIAISNKEWLEYAQTSVKH SEQ ID NO: 10 Mutant N527R LbCas12a DNA sequenceATGAGCAAACTGGAAAAGTTCACCAACTGTTATAGCCTGAGCAAAACCCTGCGTTTTAAAGCAATTCCGGTTGGTAAAACCCAAGAGAACATTGATAATAAACGCCTGCTGGTCGAAGATGAAAAACGCGCTGAAGATTATAAAGGCGTGAAAAAACTGCTGGATCGCTATTATCTGAGCTTCATTAACGATGTGCTGCACAGCATTAAACTGAAGAACCTGAACAACTATATCAGCCTGTTTCGTAAAAAAACCCGCACCGAAAAAGAAAACAAAGAGCTGGAAAACCTGGAAATCAATCTGCGTAAAGAAATCGCCAAAGCGTTTAAAGGTAACGAGGGTTATAAAAGCCTGTTCAAGAAAGACATCATCGAAACCATTCTGCCGGAATTTCTGGATGATAAAGATGAAATTGCCCTGGTGAATAGCTTTAATGGCTTTACCACCGCATTTACCGGCTTTTTTGATAATCGCGAAAACATGTTCAGCGAAGAAGCAAAAAGCACCAGCATTGCATTTCGCTGCATTAATGAAAATCTGACCCGCTACATTAGCAACATGGATATCTTTGAAAAAGTGGACGCGATCTTCGATAAACACGAAGTGCAAGAGATCAAAGAGAAAATCCTGAACAGCGATTATGACGTCGAAGATTTTTTTGAAGGCGAGTTCTTTAACTTCGTTCTGACCCAAGAAGGTATCGACGTTTATAACGCAATTATTGGTGGTTTTGTTACCGAAAGCGGTGAGAAAATCAAAGGCCTGAATGAATATATCAACCTGTATAACCAGAAAACCAAACAGAAACTGCCGAAATTCAAACCGCTGTATAAACAGGTTCTGAGCGATCGTGAAAGCCTGAGCTTTTATGGTGAAGGTTATACCAGTGATGAAGAGGTTCTGGAAGTTTTTCGTAACACCCTGAATAAAAACAGCGAGATCTTTAGCAGCATCAAAAAGCTTGAGAAACTGTTCAAAAACTTTGATGAGTATAGCAGCGCAGGCATCTTTGTTAAAAATGGTCCGGCAATTAGCACCATCAGCAAAGATATTTTTGGCGAATGGAATGTGATCCGCGATAAATGGAATGCCGAATATGATGATATCCACCTGAAAAAAAAGGCCGTGGTGACCGAGAAATATGAAGATGATCGTCGTAAAAGCTTCAAGAAAATTGGTAGCTTTAGCCTGGAACAGCTGCAAGAATATGCAGATGCAGATCTGAGCGTTGTGGAAAAACTGAAAGAAATCATCATTCAGAAGGTGGACGAGATCTATAAAGTTTATGGTAGCAGCGAAAAACTGTTCGATGCAGATTTTGTTCTGGAAAAAAGCCTGAAAAAGAATGATGCCGTTGTGGCCATTATGAAAGATCTGCTGGATAGCGTTAAGAGCTTCGAGAATTACATCAAAGCCTTTTTTGGTGAGGGCAAAGAAACCAATCGTGATGAAAGTTTCTATGGCGATTTTGTGCTGGCCTATGATATTCTGCTGAAAGTGGACCATATTTATGATGCCATTCGCAATTATGTTACCCAGAAACCGTATAGCAAAGACAAGTTCAAACTGTACTTTCAGCGTCCGCAGTTTATGGGTGGTTGGGATAAAGATAAAGAAACCGATTATCGTGCCACCATCCTGCGTTATGGTAGTAAATACTATCTGGCCATCATGGACAAAAAATACGCAAAATGCCTGCAGAAAATCGACAAAGATGATGTGAATGGCAACTATGAAAAAATCAACTACAAACTGCTGCCTGGTCCGAATAAAATGCTGCCGAAAGTGTTCTTTAGCAAGAAATGGATGGCCTATTATAACCCGAGCGAGGATATTCAAAAGATCTACAAAAATGGCACCTTTAAAAAGGGCGACATGTTCAATCTGAACGATTGCCACAAACTGATCGATTTCTTCAAAGATTCAATTTCGCGTTATCCGAAATGGTCCAATGCCTATGATTTTAACTTTAGCGAAACCGAAAAATACAAAGACATTGCCGGTTTTTATCGCGAAGTGGAAGAACAGGGCTATAAAGTGAGCTTTGAAAGCGCAAGCAAAAAAGAGGTTGATAAGCTGGTTGAAGAGGGCAAACTGTATATGTTCCAGATTTACAACAAAGATTTTAGCGACAAAAGCCATGGCACCCCGAATCTGCATACCATGTACTTTAAACTGCTGTTCGACGAAAATAACCATGGTCAGATTCGTCTGAGCGGTGGTGCCGAACTGTTTATGCGTCGTGCAAGTCTGAAAAAAGAAGAACTGGTTGTTCATCCGGCAAATAGCCCGATTGCAAACAAAAATCCGGACAATCCGAAAAAAACCACGACACTGAGCTATGATGTGTATAAAGACAAACGTTTTAGCGAGGATCAGTATGAACTGCATATCCCGATTGCCATCAATAAATGCCCGAAAAACATCTTTAAGATCAACACCGAAGTTCGCGTGCTGCTGAAACATGATGATAATCCGTATGTGATTGGCATTGATCGTGGTGAACGTAACCTGCTGTATATTGTTGTTGTTGATGGTAAAGGCAACATCGTGGAACAGTATAGTCTGAACGAAATTATCAACAACTTTAACGGCATCCGCATCAAAACCGACTATCATAGCCTGCTGGACAAGAAAGAAAAAGAACGTTTTGAAGCACGTCAGAACTGGACCAGTATTGAAAACATCAAAGAACTGAAAGCCGGTTATATTAGCCAGGTGGTTCATAAAATCTGTGAGCTGGTAGAAAAATACGATGCAGTTATTGCACTGGAAGATCTGAATAGCGGTTTCAAAAATAGCCGTGTGAAAGTCGAAAAACAGGTGTATCAGAAATTCGAGAAAATGCTGATCGACAAACTGAACTACATGGTCGACAAAAAAAGCAATCCGTGTGCAACCGGTGGTGCACTGAAAGGTTATCAGATTACCAACAAATTTGAAAGCTTTAAAAGCATGAGCACCCAGAACGGCTTTATCTTCTATATTCCGGCATGGCTGACCAGCAAAATTGATCCGAGCACCGGTTTTGTGAACCTGCTGAAAACAAAATATACCTCCATTGCCGACAGCAAGAAGTTTATTAGCAGCTTTGATCGCATTATGTATGTTCCGGAAGAGGACCTGTTTGAATTCGCACTGGATTACAAAAATTTCAGCCGTACCGATGCCGACTACATCAAAAAATGGAAACTGTACAGCTATGGTAACCGCATTCGCATTTTTCGCAACCCGAAGAAAAACAATGTGTTCGATTGGGAAGAAGTTTGTCTGACCAGCGCATATAAAGAACTTTTCAACAAATACGGCATCAACTATCAGCAGGGTGATATTCGTGCACTGCTGTGTGAACAGAGCGATAAAGCGTTTTATAGCAGTTTTATGGCACTGATGAGCCTGATGCTGCAGATGCGTAATAGCATTACCGGTCGCACCGATGTGGATTTTCTGATTAGTCCGGTGAAAAATTCCGATGGCATCTTTTATGATAGCCGCAATTACGAAGCACAAGAAAATGCAATTCTGCCGAAAAACGCAGATGCAAATGGTGCATATAACATTGCACGTAAAGTTCTGTGGGCAATTGGCCAGTTTAAGAAAGCAGAAGATGAGAAGCTGGACAAAGTGAAAATTGCGATCAGCAATAAAGAGTGGCTGGAATACGCACAGACCAGCGTTAAACAT SEQ ID NO: 11Mutant D559P LbCas12a DNA sequenceATGAGCAAACTGGAAAAGTTCACCAACTGTTATAGCCTGAGCAAAACCCTGCGTTTTAAAGCAATTCCGGTTGGTAAAACCCAAGAGAACATTGATAATAAACGCCTGCTGGTCGAAGATGAAAAACGCGCTGAAGATTATAAAGGCGTGAAAAAACTGCTGGATCGCTATTATCTGAGCTTCATTAACGATGTGCTGCACAGCATTAAACTGAAGAACCTGAACAACTATATCAGCCTGTTTCGTAAAAAAACCCGCACCGAAAAAGAAAACAAAGAGCTGGAAAACCTGGAAATCAATCTGCGTAAAGAAATCGCCAAAGCGTTTAAAGGTAACGAGGGTTATAAAAGCCTGTTCAAGAAAGACATCATCGAAACCATTCTGCCGGAATTTCTGGATGATAAAGATGAAATTGCCCTGGTGAATAGCTTTAATGGCTTTACCACCGCATTTACCGGCTTTTTTGATAATCGCGAAAACATGTTCAGCGAAGAAGCAAAAAGCACCAGCATTGCATTTCGCTGCATTAATGAAAATCTGACCCGCTACATTAGCAACATGGATATCTTTGAAAAAGTGGACGCGATCTTCGATAAACACGAAGTGCAAGAGATCAAAGAGAAAATCCTGAACAGCGATTATGACGTCGAAGATTTTTTTGAAGGCGAGTTCTTTAACTTCGTTCTGACCCAAGAAGGTATCGACGTTTATAACGCAATTATTGGTGGTTTTGTTACCGAAAGCGGTGAGAAAATCAAAGGCCTGAATGAATATATCAACCTGTATAACCAGAAAACCAAACAGAAACTGCCGAAATTCAAACCGCTGTATAAACAGGTTCTGAGCGATCGTGAAAGCCTGAGCTTTTATGGTGAAGGTTATACCAGTGATGAAGAGGTTCTGGAAGTTTTTCGTAACACCCTGAATAAAAACAGCGAGATCTTTAGCAGCATCAAAAAGCTTGAGAAACTGTTCAAAAACTTTGATGAGTATAGCAGCGCAGGCATCTTTGTTAAAAATGGTCCGGCAATTAGCACCATCAGCAAAGATATTTTTGGCGAATGGAATGTGATCCGCGATAAATGGAATGCCGAATATGATGATATCCACCTGAAAAAAAAGGCCGTGGTGACCGAGAAATATGAAGATGATCGTCGTAAAAGCTTCAAGAAAATTGGTAGCTTTAGCCTGGAACAGCTGCAAGAATATGCAGATGCAGATCTGAGCGTTGTGGAAAAACTGAAAGAAATCATCATTCAGAAGGTGGACGAGATCTATAAAGTTTATGGTAGCAGCGAAAAACTGTTCGATGCAGATTTTGTTCTGGAAAAAAGCCTGAAAAAGAATGATGCCGTTGTGGCCATTATGAAAGATCTGCTGGATAGCGTTAAGAGCTTCGAGAATTACATCAAAGCCTTTTTTGGTGAGGGCAAAGAAACCAATCGTGATGAAAGTTTCTATGGCGATTTTGTGCTGGCCTATGATATTCTGCTGAAAGTGGACCATATTTATGATGCCATTCGCAATTATGTTACCCAGAAACCGTATAGCAAAGACAAGTTCAAACTGTACTTTCAGAACCCGCAGTTTATGGGTGGTTGGGATAAAGATAAAGAAACCGATTATCGTGCCACCATCCTGCGTTATGGTAGTAAATACTATCTGGCCATCATGCCGAAAAAATACGCAAAATGCCTGCAGAAAATCGACAAAGATGATGTGAATGGCAACTATGAAAAAATCAACTACAAACTGCTGCCTGGTCCGAATAAAATGCTGCCGAAAGTGTTCTTTAGCAAGAAATGGATGGCCTATTATAACCCGAGCGAGGATATTCAAAAGATCTACAAAAATGGCACCTTTAAAAAGGGCGACATGTTCAATCTGAACGATTGCCACAAACTGATCGATTTCTTCAAAGATTCAATTTCGCGTTATCCGAAATGGTCCAATGCCTATGATTTTAACTTTAGCGAAACCGAAAAATACAAAGACATTGCCGGTTTTTATCGCGAAGTGGAAGAACAGGGCTATAAAGTGAGCTTTGAAAGCGCAAGCAAAAAAGAGGTTGATAAGCTGGTTGAAGAGGGCAAACTGTATATGTTCCAGATTTACAACAAAGATTTTAGCGACAAAAGCCATGGCACCCCGAATCTGCATACCATGTACTTTAAACTGCTGTTCGACGAAAATAACCATGGTCAGATTCGTCTGAGCGGTGGTGCCGAACTGTTTATGCGTCGTGCAAGTCTGAAAAAAGAAGAACTGGTTGTTCATCCGGCAAATAGCCCGATTGCAAACAAAAATCCGGACAATCCGAAAAAAACCACGACACTGAGCTATGATGTGTATAAAGACAAACGTTTTAGCGAGGATCAGTATGAACTGCATATCCCGATTGCCATCAATAAATGCCCGAAAAACATCTTTAAGATCAACACCGAAGTTCGCGTGCTGCTGAAACATGATGATAATCCGTATGTGATTGGCATTGATCGTGGTGAACGTAACCTGCTGTATATTGTTGTTGTTGATGGTAAAGGCAACATCGTGGAACAGTATAGTCTGAACGAAATTATCAACAACTTTAACGGCATCCGCATCAAAACCGACTATCATAGCCTGCTGGACAAGAAAGAAAAAGAACGTTTTGAAGCACGTCAGAACTGGACCAGTATTGAAAACATCAAAGAACTGAAAGCCGGTTATATTAGCCAGGTGGTTCATAAAATCTGTGAGCTGGTAGAAAAATACGATGCAGTTATTGCACTGGAAGATCTGAATAGCGGTTTCAAAAATAGCCGTGTGAAAGTCGAAAAACAGGTGTATCAGAAATTCGAGAAAATGCTGATCGACAAACTGAACTACATGGTCGACAAAAAAAGCAATCCGTGTGCAACCGGTGGTGCACTGAAAGGTTATCAGATTACCAACAAATTTGAAAGCTTTAAAAGCATGAGCACCCAGAACGGCTTTATCTTCTATATTCCGGCATGGCTGACCAGCAAAATTGATCCGAGCACCGGTTTTGTGAACCTGCTGAAAACAAAATATACCTCCATTGCCGACAGCAAGAAGTTTATTAGCAGCTTTGATCGCATTATGTATGTTCCGGAAGAGGACCTGTTTGAATTCGCACTGGATTACAAAAATTTCAGCCGTACCGATGCCGACTACATCAAAAAATGGAAACTGTACAGCTATGGTAACCGCATTCGCATTTTTCGCAACCCGAAGAAAAACAATGTGTTCGATTGGGAAGAAGTTTGTCTGACCAGCGCATATAAAGAACTTTTCAACAAATACGGCATCAACTATCAGCAGGGTGATATTCGTGCACTGCTGTGTGAACAGAGCGATAAAGCGTTTTATAGCAGTTTTATGGCACTGATGAGCCTGATGCTGCAGATGCGTAATAGCATTACCGGTCGCACCGATGTGGATTTTCTGATTAGTCCGGTGAAAAATTCCGATGGCATCTTTTATGATAGCCGCAATTACGAAGCACAAGAAAATGCAATTCTGCCGAAAAACGCAGATGCAAATGGTGCATATAACATTGCACGTAAAGTTCTGTGGGCAATTGGCCAGTTTAAGAAAGCAGAAGATGAGAAGCTGGACAAAGTGAAAATTGCGATCAGCAATAAAGAGTGGCTGGAATACGCACAGACCAGCGTTAAACAT SEQ ID NO: 12.Mutant E795L LbCas12a DNA sequenceATGAGCAAACTGGAAAAGTTCACCAACTGTTATAGCCTGAGCAAAACCCTGCGTTTTAAAGCAATTCCGGTTGGTAAAACCCAAGAGAACATTGATAATAAACGCCTGCTGGTCGAAGATGAAAAACGCGCTGAAGATTATAAAGGCGTGAAAAAACTGCTGGATCGCTATTATCTGAGCTTCATTAACGATGTGCTGCACAGCATTAAACTGAAGAACCTGAACAACTATATCAGCCTGTTTCGTAAAAAAACCCGCACCGAAAAAGAAAACAAAGAGCTGGAAAACCTGGAAATCAATCTGCGTAAAGAAATCGCCAAAGCGTTTAAAGGTAACGAGGGTTATAAAAGCCTGTTCAAGAAAGACATCATCGAAACCATTCTGCCGGAATTTCTGGATGATAAAGATGAAATTGCCCTGGTGAATAGCTTTAATGGCTTTACCACCGCATTTACCGGCTTTTTTGATAATCGCGAAAACATGTTCAGCGAAGAAGCAAAAAGCACCAGCATTGCATTTCGCTGCATTAATGAAAATCTGACCCGCTACATTAGCAACATGGATATCTTTGAAAAAGTGGACGCGATCTTCGATAAACACGAAGTGCAAGAGATCAAAGAGAAAATCCTGAACAGCGATTATGACGTCGAAGATTTTTTTGAAGGCGAGTTCTTTAACTTCGTTCTGACCCAAGAAGGTATCGACGTTTATAACGCAATTATTGGTGGTTTTGTTACCGAAAGCGGTGAGAAAATCAAAGGCCTGAATGAATATATCAACCTGTATAACCAGAAAACCAAACAGAAACTGCCGAAATTCAAACCGCTGTATAAACAGGTTCTGAGCGATCGTGAAAGCCTGAGCTTTTATGGTGAAGGTTATACCAGTGATGAAGAGGTTCTGGAAGTTTTTCGTAACACCCTGAATAAAAACAGCGAGATCTTTAGCAGCATCAAAAAGCTTGAGAAACTGTTCAAAAACTTTGATGAGTATAGCAGCGCAGGCATCTTTGTTAAAAATGGTCCGGCAATTAGCACCATCAGCAAAGATATTTTTGGCGAATGGAATGTGATCCGCGATAAATGGAATGCCGAATATGATGATATCCACCTGAAAAAAAAGGCCGTGGTGACCGAGAAATATGAAGATGATCGTCGTAAAAGCTTCAAGAAAATTGGTAGCTTTAGCCTGGAACAGCTGCAAGAATATGCAGATGCAGATCTGAGCGTTGTGGAAAAACTGAAAGAAATCATCATTCAGAAGGTGGACGAGATCTATAAAGTTTATGGTAGCAGCGAAAAACTGTTCGATGCAGATTTTGTTCTGGAAAAAAGCCTGAAAAAGAATGATGCCGTTGTGGCCATTATGAAAGATCTGCTGGATAGCGTTAAGAGCTTCGAGAATTACATCAAAGCCTTTTTTGGTGAGGGCAAAGAAACCAATCGTGATGAAAGTTTCTATGGCGATTTTGTGCTGGCCTATGATATTCTGCTGAAAGTGGACCATATTTATGATGCCATTCGCAATTATGTTACCCAGAAACCGTATAGCAAAGACAAGTTCAAACTGTACTTTCAGAACCCGCAGTTTATGGGTGGTTGGGATAAAGATAAAGAAACCGATTATCGTGCCACCATCCTGCGTTATGGTAGTAAATACTATCTGGCCATCATGGACAAAAAATACGCAAAATGCCTGCAGAAAATCGACAAAGATGATGTGAATGGCAACTATGAAAAAATCAACTACAAACTGCTGCCTGGTCCGAATAAAATGCTGCCGAAAGTGTTCTTTAGCAAGAAATGGATGGCCTATTATAACCCGAGCGAGGATATTCAAAAGATCTACAAAAATGGCACCTTTAAAAAGGGCGACATGTTCAATCTGAACGATTGCCACAAACTGATCGATTTCTTCAAAGATTCAATTTCGCGTTATCCGAAATGGTCCAATGCCTATGATTTTAACTTTAGCGAAACCGAAAAATACAAAGACATTGCCGGTTTTTATCGCGAAGTGGAAGAACAGGGCTATAAAGTGAGCTTTGAAAGCGCAAGCAAAAAAGAGGTTGATAAGCTGGTTGAAGAGGGCAAACTGTATATGTTCCAGATTTACAACAAAGATTTTAGCGACAAAAGCCATGGCACCCCGAATCTGCATACCATGTACTTTAAACTGCTGTTCGACGAAAATAACCATGGTCAGATTCGTCTGAGCGGTGGTGCCGAACTGTTTATGCGTCGTGCAAGTCTGAAAAAAGAAGAACTGGTTGTTCATCCGGCAAATAGCCCGATTGCAAACAAAAATCCGGACAATCCGAAAAAAACCACGACACTGAGCTATGATGTGTATAAAGACAAACGTTTTAGCGAGGATCAGTATCTGCTGCATATCCCGATTGCCATCAATAAATGCCCGAAAAACATCTTTAAGATCAACACCGAAGTTCGCGTGCTGCTGAAACATGATGATAATCCGTATGTGATTGGCATTGATCGTGGTGAACGTAACCTGCTGTATATTGTTGTTGTTGATGGTAAAGGCAACATCGTGGAACAGTATAGTCTGAACGAAATTATCAACAACTTTAACGGCATCCGCATCAAAACCGACTATCATAGCCTGCTGGACAAGAAAGAAAAAGAACGTTTTGAAGCACGTCAGAACTGGACCAGTATTGAAAACATCAAAGAACTGAAAGCCGGTTATATTAGCCAGGTGGTTCATAAAATCTGTGAGCTGGTAGAAAAATACGATGCAGTTATTGCACTGGAAGATCTGAATAGCGGTTTCAAAAATAGCCGTGTGAAAGTCGAAAAACAGGTGTATCAGAAATTCGAGAAAATGCTGATCGACAAACTGAACTACATGGTCGACAAAAAAAGCAATCCGTGTGCAACCGGTGGTGCACTGAAAGGTTATCAGATTACCAACAAATTTGAAAGCTTTAAAAGCATGAGCACCCAGAACGGCTTTATCTTCTATATTCCGGCATGGCTGACCAGCAAAATTGATCCGAGCACCGGTTTTGTGAACCTGCTGAAAACAAAATATACCTCCATTGCCGACAGCAAGAAGTTTATTAGCAGCTTTGATCGCATTATGTATGTTCCGGAAGAGGACCTGTTTGAATTCGCACTGGATTACAAAAATTTCAGCCGTACCGATGCCGACTACATCAAAAAATGGAAACTGTACAGCTATGGTAACCGCATTCGCATTTTTCGCAACCCGAAGAAAAACAATGTGTTCGATTGGGAAGAAGTTTGTCTGACCAGCGCATATAAAGAACTTTTCAACAAATACGGCATCAACTATCAGCAGGGTGATATTCGTGCACTGCTGTGTGAACAGAGCGATAAAGCGTTTTATAGCAGTTTTATGGCACTGATGAGCCTGATGCTGCAGATGCGTAATAGCATTACCGGTCGCACCGATGTGGATTTTCTGATTAGTCCGGTGAAAAATTCCGATGGCATCTTTTATGATAGCCGCAATTACGAAGCACAAGAAAATGCAATTCTGCCGAAAAACGCAGATGCAAATGGTGCATATAACATTGCACGTAAAGTTCTGTGGGCAATTGGCCAGTTTAAGAAAGCAGAAGATGAGAAGCTGGACAAAGTGAAAATTGCGATCAGCAATAAAGAGTGGCTGGAATACGCACAGACCAGCGTTAAACAT SEQ ID NO: 13Mutant N527R/D559P LbCas12a DNA sequenceATGAGCAAACTGGAAAAGTTCACCAACTGTTATAGCCTGAGCAAAACCCTGCGTTTTAAAGCAATTCCGGTTGGTAAAACCCAAGAGAACATTGATAATAAACGCCTGCTGGTCGAAGATGAAAAACGCGCTGAAGATTATAAAGGCGTGAAAAAACTGCTGGATCGCTATTATCTGAGCTTCATTAACGATGTGCTGCACAGCATTAAACTGAAGAACCTGAACAACTATATCAGCCTGTTTCGTAAAAAAACCCGCACCGAAAAAGAAAACAAAGAGCTGGAAAACCTGGAAATCAATCTGCGTAAAGAAATCGCCAAAGCGTTTAAAGGTAACGAGGGTTATAAAAGCCTGTTCAAGAAAGACATCATCGAAACCATTCTGCCGGAATTTCTGGATGATAAAGATGAAATTGCCCTGGTGAATAGCTTTAATGGCTTTACCACCGCATTTACCGGCTTTTTTGATAATCGCGAAAACATGTTCAGCGAAGAAGCAAAAAGCACCAGCATTGCATTTCGCTGCATTAATGAAAATCTGACCCGCTACATTAGCAACATGGATATCTTTGAAAAAGTGGACGCGATCTTCGATAAACACGAAGTGCAAGAGATCAAAGAGAAAATCCTGAACAGCGATTATGACGTCGAAGATTTTTTTGAAGGCGAGTTCTTTAACTTCGTTCTGACCCAAGAAGGTATCGACGTTTATAACGCAATTATTGGTGGTTTTGTTACCGAAAGCGGTGAGAAAATCAAAGGCCTGAATGAATATATCAACCTGTATAACCAGAAAACCAAACAGAAACTGCCGAAATTCAAACCGCTGTATAAACAGGTTCTGAGCGATCGTGAAAGCCTGAGCTTTTATGGTGAAGGTTATACCAGTGATGAAGAGGTTCTGGAAGTTTTTCGTAACACCCTGAATAAAAACAGCGAGATCTTTAGCAGCATCAAAAAGCTTGAGAAACTGTTCAAAAACTTTGATGAGTATAGCAGCGCAGGCATCTTTGTTAAAAATGGTCCGGCAATTAGCACCATCAGCAAAGATATTTTTGGCGAATGGAATGTGATCCGCGATAAATGGAATGCCGAATATGATGATATCCACCTGAAAAAAAAGGCCGTGGTGACCGAGAAATATGAAGATGATCGTCGTAAAAGCTTCAAGAAAATTGGTAGCTTTAGCCTGGAACAGCTGCAAGAATATGCAGATGCAGATCTGAGCGTTGTGGAAAAACTGAAAGAAATCATCATTCAGAAGGTGGACGAGATCTATAAAGTTTATGGTAGCAGCGAAAAACTGTTCGATGCAGATTTTGTTCTGGAAAAAAGCCTGAAAAAGAATGATGCCGTTGTGGCCATTATGAAAGATCTGCTGGATAGCGTTAAGAGCTTCGAGAATTACATCAAAGCCTTTTTTGGTGAGGGCAAAGAAACCAATCGTGATGAAAGTTTCTATGGCGATTTTGTGCTGGCCTATGATATTCTGCTGAAAGTGGACCATATTTATGATGCCATTCGCAATTATGTTACCCAGAAACCGTATAGCAAAGACAAGTTCAAACTGTACTTTCAGCGTCCGCAGTTTATGGGTGGTTGGGATAAAGATAAAGAAACCGATTATCGTGCCACCATCCTGCGTTATGGTAGTAAATACTATCTGGCCATCATGCCGAAAAAATACGCAAAATGCCTGCAGAAAATCGACAAAGATGATGTGAATGGCAACTATGAAAAAATCAACTACAAACTGCTGCCTGGTCCGAATAAAATGCTGCCGAAAGTGTTCTTTAGCAAGAAATGGATGGCCTATTATAACCCGAGCGAGGATATTCAAAAGATCTACAAAAATGGCACCTTTAAAAAGGGCGACATGTTCAATCTGAACGATTGCCACAAACTGATCGATTTCTTCAAAGATTCAATTTCGCGTTATCCGAAATGGTCCAATGCCTATGATTTTAACTTTAGCGAAACCGAAAAATACAAAGACATTGCCGGTTTTTATCGCGAAGTGGAAGAACAGGGCTATAAAGTGAGCTTTGAAAGCGCAAGCAAAAAAGAGGTTGATAAGCTGGTTGAAGAGGGCAAACTGTATATGTTCCAGATTTACAACAAAGATTTTAGCGACAAAAGCCATGGCACCCCGAATCTGCATACCATGTACTTTAAACTGCTGTTCGACGAAAATAACCATGGTCAGATTCGTCTGAGCGGTGGTGCCGAACTGTTTATGCGTCGTGCAAGTCTGAAAAAAGAAGAACTGGTTGTTCATCCGGCAAATAGCCCGATTGCAAACAAAAATCCGGACAATCCGAAAAAAACCACGACACTGAGCTATGATGTGTATAAAGACAAACGTTTTAGCGAGGATCAGTATGAACTGCATATCCCGATTGCCATCAATAAATGCCCGAAAAACATCTTTAAGATCAACACCGAAGTTCGCGTGCTGCTGAAACATGATGATAATCCGTATGTGATTGGCATTGATCGTGGTGAACGTAACCTGCTGTATATTGTTGTTGTTGATGGTAAAGGCAACATCGTGGAACAGTATAGTCTGAACGAAATTATCAACAACTTTAACGGCATCCGCATCAAAACCGACTATCATAGCCTGCTGGACAAGAAAGAAAAAGAACGTTTTGAAGCACGTCAGAACTGGACCAGTATTGAAAACATCAAAGAACTGAAAGCCGGTTATATTAGCCAGGTGGTTCATAAAATCTGTGAGCTGGTAGAAAAATACGATGCAGTTATTGCACTGGAAGATCTGAATAGCGGTTTCAAAAATAGCCGTGTGAAAGTCGAAAAACAGGTGTATCAGAAATTCGAGAAAATGCTGATCGACAAACTGAACTACATGGTCGACAAAAAAAGCAATCCGTGTGCAACCGGTGGTGCACTGAAAGGTTATCAGATTACCAACAAATTTGAAAGCTTTAAAAGCATGAGCACCCAGAACGGCTTTATCTTCTATATTCCGGCATGGCTGACCAGCAAAATTGATCCGAGCACCGGTTTTGTGAACCTGCTGAAAACAAAATATACCTCCATTGCCGACAGCAAGAAGTTTATTAGCAGCTTTGATCGCATTATGTATGTTCCGGAAGAGGACCTGTTTGAATTCGCACTGGATTACAAAAATTTCAGCCGTACCGATGCCGACTACATCAAAAAATGGAAACTGTACAGCTATGGTAACCGCATTCGCATTTTTCGCAACCCGAAGAAAAACAATGTGTTCGATTGGGAAGAAGTTTGTCTGACCAGCGCATATAAAGAACTTTTCAACAAATACGGCATCAACTATCAGCAGGGTGATATTCGTGCACTGCTGTGTGAACAGAGCGATAAAGCGTTTTATAGCAGTTTTATGGCACTGATGAGCCTGATGCTGCAGATGCGTAATAGCATTACCGGTCGCACCGATGTGGATTTTCTGATTAGTCCGGTGAAAAATTCCGATGGCATCTTTTATGATAGCCGCAATTACGAAGCACAAGAAAATGCAATTCTGCCGAAAAACGCAGATGCAAATGGTGCATATAACATTGCACGTAAAGTTCTGTGGGCAATTGGCCAGTTTAAGAAAGCAGAAGATGAGAAGCTGGACAAAGTGAAAATTGCGATCAGCAATAAAGAGTGGCTGGAATACGCACAGACCAGCGTTAAACAT SEQ ID NO: 14Mutant N527R/E795L LbCas12a DNA sequenceATGAGCAAACTGGAAAAGTTCACCAACTGTTATAGCCTGAGCAAAACCCTGCGTTTTAAAGCAATTCCGGTTGGTAAAACCCAAGAGAACATTGATAATAAACGCCTGCTGGTCGAAGATGAAAAACGCGCTGAAGATTATAAAGGCGTGAAAAAACTGCTGGATCGCTATTATCTGAGCTTCATTAACGATGTGCTGCACAGCATTAAACTGAAGAACCTGAACAACTATATCAGCCTGTTTCGTAAAAAAACCCGCACCGAAAAAGAAAACAAAGAGCTGGAAAACCTGGAAATCAATCTGCGTAAAGAAATCGCCAAAGCGTTTAAAGGTAACGAGGGTTATAAAAGCCTGTTCAAGAAAGACATCATCGAAACCATTCTGCCGGAATTTCTGGATGATAAAGATGAAATTGCCCTGGTGAATAGCTTTAATGGCTTTACCACCGCATTTACCGGCTTTTTTGATAATCGCGAAAACATGTTCAGCGAAGAAGCAAAAAGCACCAGCATTGCATTTCGCTGCATTAATGAAAATCTGACCCGCTACATTAGCAACATGGATATCTTTGAAAAAGTGGACGCGATCTTCGATAAACACGAAGTGCAAGAGATCAAAGAGAAAATCCTGAACAGCGATTATGACGTCGAAGATTTTTTTGAAGGCGAGTTCTTTAACTTCGTTCTGACCCAAGAAGGTATCGACGTTTATAACGCAATTATTGGTGGTTTTGTTACCGAAAGCGGTGAGAAAATCAAAGGCCTGAATGAATATATCAACCTGTATAACCAGAAAACCAAACAGAAACTGCCGAAATTCAAACCGCTGTATAAACAGGTTCTGAGCGATCGTGAAAGCCTGAGCTTTTATGGTGAAGGTTATACCAGTGATGAAGAGGTTCTGGAAGTTTTTCGTAACACCCTGAATAAAAACAGCGAGATCTTTAGCAGCATCAAAAAGCTTGAGAAACTGTTCAAAAACTTTGATGAGTATAGCAGCGCAGGCATCTTTGTTAAAAATGGTCCGGCAATTAGCACCATCAGCAAAGATATTTTTGGCGAATGGAATGTGATCCGCGATAAATGGAATGCCGAATATGATGATATCCACCTGAAAAAAAAGGCCGTGGTGACCGAGAAATATGAAGATGATCGTCGTAAAAGCTTCAAGAAAATTGGTAGCTTTAGCCTGGAACAGCTGCAAGAATATGCAGATGCAGATCTGAGCGTTGTGGAAAAACTGAAAGAAATCATCATTCAGAAGGTGGACGAGATCTATAAAGTTTATGGTAGCAGCGAAAAACTGTTCGATGCAGATTTTGTTCTGGAAAAAAGCCTGAAAAAGAATGATGCCGTTGTGGCCATTATGAAAGATCTGCTGGATAGCGTTAAGAGCTTCGAGAATTACATCAAAGCCTTTTTTGGTGAGGGCAAAGAAACCAATCGTGATGAAAGTTTCTATGGCGATTTTGTGCTGGCCTATGATATTCTGCTGAAAGTGGACCATATTTATGATGCCATTCGCAATTATGTTACCCAGAAACCGTATAGCAAAGACAAGTTCAAACTGTACTTTCAGCGTCCGCAGTTTATGGGTGGTTGGGATAAAGATAAAGAAACCGATTATCGTGCCACCATCCTGCGTTATGGTAGTAAATACTATCTGGCCATCATGGACAAAAAATACGCAAAATGCCTGCAGAAAATCGACAAAGATGATGTGAATGGCAACTATGAAAAAATCAACTACAAACTGCTGCCTGGTCCGAATAAAATGCTGCCGAAAGTGTTCTTTAGCAAGAAATGGATGGCCTATTATAACCCGAGCGAGGATATTCAAAAGATCTACAAAAATGGCACCTTTAAAAAGGGCGACATGTTCAATCTGAACGATTGCCACAAACTGATCGATTTCTTCAAAGATTCAATTTCGCGTTATCCGAAATGGTCCAATGCCTATGATTTTAACTTTAGCGAAACCGAAAAATACAAAGACATTGCCGGTTTTTATCGCGAAGTGGAAGAACAGGGCTATAAAGTGAGCTTTGAAAGCGCAAGCAAAAAAGAGGTTGATAAGCTGGTTGAAGAGGGCAAACTGTATATGTTCCAGATTTACAACAAAGATTTTAGCGACAAAAGCCATGGCACCCCGAATCTGCATACCATGTACTTTAAACTGCTGTTCGACGAAAATAACCATGGTCAGATTCGTCTGAGCGGTGGTGCCGAACTGTTTATGCGTCGTGCAAGTCTGAAAAAAGAAGAACTGGTTGTTCATCCGGCAAATAGCCCGATTGCAAACAAAAATCCGGACAATCCGAAAAAAACCACGACACTGAGCTATGATGTGTATAAAGACAAACGTTTTAGCGAGGATCAGTATCTGCTGCATATCCCGATTGCCATCAATAAATGCCCGAAAAACATCTTTAAGATCAACACCGAAGTTCGCGTGCTGCTGAAACATGATGATAATCCGTATGTGATTGGCATTGATCGTGGTGAACGTAACCTGCTGTATATTGTTGTTGTTGATGGTAAAGGCAACATCGTGGAACAGTATAGTCTGAACGAAATTATCAACAACTTTAACGGCATCCGCATCAAAACCGACTATCATAGCCTGCTGGACAAGAAAGAAAAAGAACGTTTTGAAGCACGTCAGAACTGGACCAGTATTGAAAACATCAAAGAACTGAAAGCCGGTTATATTAGCCAGGTGGTTCATAAAATCTGTGAGCTGGTAGAAAAATACGATGCAGTTATTGCACTGGAAGATCTGAATAGCGGTTTCAAAAATAGCCGTGTGAAAGTCGAAAAACAGGTGTATCAGAAATTCGAGAAAATGCTGATCGACAAACTGAACTACATGGTCGACAAAAAAAGCAATCCGTGTGCAACCGGTGGTGCACTGAAAGGTTATCAGATTACCAACAAATTTGAAAGCTTTAAAAGCATGAGCACCCAGAACGGCTTTATCTTCTATATTCCGGCATGGCTGACCAGCAAAATTGATCCGAGCACCGGTTTTGTGAACCTGCTGAAAACAAAATATACCTCCATTGCCGACAGCAAGAAGTTTATTAGCAGCTTTGATCGCATTATGTATGTTCCGGAAGAGGACCTGTTTGAATTCGCACTGGATTACAAAAATTTCAGCCGTACCGATGCCGACTACATCAAAAAATGGAAACTGTACAGCTATGGTAACCGCATTCGCATTTTTCGCAACCCGAAGAAAAACAATGTGTTCGATTGGGAAGAAGTTTGTCTGACCAGCGCATATAAAGAACTTTTCAACAAATACGGCATCAACTATCAGCAGGGTGATATTCGTGCACTGCTGTGTGAACAGAGCGATAAAGCGTTTTATAGCAGTTTTATGGCACTGATGAGCCTGATGCTGCAGATGCGTAATAGCATTACCGGTCGCACCGATGTGGATTTTCTGATTAGTCCGGTGAAAAATTCCGATGGCATCTTTTATGATAGCCGCAATTACGAAGCACAAGAAAATGCAATTCTGCCGAAAAACGCAGATGCAAATGGTGCATATAACATTGCACGTAAAGTTCTGTGGGCAATTGGCCAGTTTAAGAAAGCAGAAGATGAGAAGCTGGACAAAGTGAAAATTGCGATCAGCAATAAAGAGTGGCTGGAATACGCACAGACCAGCGTTAAACAT SEQ ID NO: 15Mutant D559P/E795L LbCas12a DNA sequenceATGAGCAAACTGGAAAAGTTCACCAACTGTTATAGCCTGAGCAAAACCCTGCGTTTTAAAGCAATTCCGGTTGGTAAAACCCAAGAGAACATTGATAATAAACGCCTGCTGGTCGAAGATGAAAAACGCGCTGAAGATTATAAAGGCGTGAAAAAACTGCTGGATCGCTATTATCTGAGCTTCATTAACGATGTGCTGCACAGCATTAAACTGAAGAACCTGAACAACTATATCAGCCTGTTTCGTAAAAAAACCCGCACCGAAAAAGAAAACAAAGAGCTGGAAAACCTGGAAATCAATCTGCGTAAAGAAATCGCCAAAGCGTTTAAAGGTAACGAGGGTTATAAAAGCCTGTTCAAGAAAGACATCATCGAAACCATTCTGCCGGAATTTCTGGATGATAAAGATGAAATTGCCCTGGTGAATAGCTTTAATGGCTTTACCACCGCATTTACCGGCTTTTTTGATAATCGCGAAAACATGTTCAGCGAAGAAGCAAAAAGCACCAGCATTGCATTTCGCTGCATTAATGAAAATCTGACCCGCTACATTAGCAACATGGATATCTTTGAAAAAGTGGACGCGATCTTCGATAAACACGAAGTGCAAGAGATCAAAGAGAAAATCCTGAACAGCGATTATGACGTCGAAGATTTTTTTGAAGGCGAGTTCTTTAACTTCGTTCTGACCCAAGAAGGTATCGACGTTTATAACGCAATTATTGGTGGTTTTGTTACCGAAAGCGGTGAGAAAATCAAAGGCCTGAATGAATATATCAACCTGTATAACCAGAAAACCAAACAGAAACTGCCGAAATTCAAACCGCTGTATAAACAGGTTCTGAGCGATCGTGAAAGCCTGAGCTTTTATGGTGAAGGTTATACCAGTGATGAAGAGGTTCTGGAAGTTTTTCGTAACACCCTGAATAAAAACAGCGAGATCTTTAGCAGCATCAAAAAGCTTGAGAAACTGTTCAAAAACTTTGATGAGTATAGCAGCGCAGGCATCTTTGTTAAAAATGGTCCGGCAATTAGCACCATCAGCAAAGATATTTTTGGCGAATGGAATGTGATCCGCGATAAATGGAATGCCGAATATGATGATATCCACCTGAAAAAAAAGGCCGTGGTGACCGAGAAATATGAAGATGATCGTCGTAAAAGCTTCAAGAAAATTGGTAGCTTTAGCCTGGAACAGCTGCAAGAATATGCAGATGCAGATCTGAGCGTTGTGGAAAAACTGAAAGAAATCATCATTCAGAAGGTGGACGAGATCTATAAAGTTTATGGTAGCAGCGAAAAACTGTTCGATGCAGATTTTGTTCTGGAAAAAAGCCTGAAAAAGAATGATGCCGTTGTGGCCATTATGAAAGATCTGCTGGATAGCGTTAAGAGCTTCGAGAATTACATCAAAGCCTTTTTTGGTGAGGGCAAAGAAACCAATCGTGATGAAAGTTTCTATGGCGATTTTGTGCTGGCCTATGATATTCTGCTGAAAGTGGACCATATTTATGATGCCATTCGCAATTATGTTACCCAGAAACCGTATAGCAAAGACAAGTTCAAACTGTACTTTCAGAACCCGCAGTTTATGGGTGGTTGGGATAAAGATAAAGAAACCGATTATCGTGCCACCATCCTGCGTTATGGTAGTAAATACTATCTGGCCATCATGCCGAAAAAATACGCAAAATGCCTGCAGAAAATCGACAAAGATGATGTGAATGGCAACTATGAAAAAATCAACTACAAACTGCTGCCTGGTCCGAATAAAATGCTGCCGAAAGTGTTCTTTAGCAAGAAATGGATGGCCTATTATAACCCGAGCGAGGATATTCAAAAGATCTACAAAAATGGCACCTTTAAAAAGGGCGACATGTTCAATCTGAACGATTGCCACAAACTGATCGATTTCTTCAAAGATTCAATTTCGCGTTATCCGAAATGGTCCAATGCCTATGATTTTAACTTTAGCGAAACCGAAAAATACAAAGACATTGCCGGTTTTTATCGCGAAGTGGAAGAACAGGGCTATAAAGTGAGCTTTGAAAGCGCAAGCAAAAAAGAGGTTGATAAGCTGGTTGAAGAGGGCAAACTGTATATGTTCCAGATTTACAACAAAGATTTTAGCGACAAAAGCCATGGCACCCCGAATCTGCATACCATGTACTTTAAACTGCTGTTCGACGAAAATAACCATGGTCAGATTCGTCTGAGCGGTGGTGCCGAACTGTTTATGCGTCGTGCAAGTCTGAAAAAAGAAGAACTGGTTGTTCATCCGGCAAATAGCCCGATTGCAAACAAAAATCCGGACAATCCGAAAAAAACCACGACACTGAGCTATGATGTGTATAAAGACAAACGTTTTAGCGAGGATCAGTATCTGCTGCATATCCCGATTGCCATCAATAAATGCCCGAAAAACATCTTTAAGATCAACACCGAAGTTCGCGTGCTGCTGAAACATGATGATAATCCGTATGTGATTGGCATTGATCGTGGTGAACGTAACCTGCTGTATATTGTTGTTGTTGATGGTAAAGGCAACATCGTGGAACAGTATAGTCTGAACGAAATTATCAACAACTTTAACGGCATCCGCATCAAAACCGACTATCATAGCCTGCTGGACAAGAAAGAAAAAGAACGTTTTGAAGCACGTCAGAACTGGACCAGTATTGAAAACATCAAAGAACTGAAAGCCGGTTATATTAGCCAGGTGGTTCATAAAATCTGTGAGCTGGTAGAAAAATACGATGCAGTTATTGCACTGGAAGATCTGAATAGCGGTTTCAAAAATAGCCGTGTGAAAGTCGAAAAACAGGTGTATCAGAAATTCGAGAAAATGCTGATCGACAAACTGAACTACATGGTCGACAAAAAAAGCAATCCGTGTGCAACCGGTGGTGCACTGAAAGGTTATCAGATTACCAACAAATTTGAAAGCTTTAAAAGCATGAGCACCCAGAACGGCTTTATCTTCTATATTCCGGCATGGCTGACCAGCAAAATTGATCCGAGCACCGGTTTTGTGAACCTGCTGAAAACAAAATATACCTCCATTGCCGACAGCAAGAAGTTTATTAGCAGCTTTGATCGCATTATGTATGTTCCGGAAGAGGACCTGTTTGAATTCGCACTGGATTACAAAAATTTCAGCCGTACCGATGCCGACTACATCAAAAAATGGAAACTGTACAGCTATGGTAACCGCATTCGCATTTTTCGCAACCCGAAGAAAAACAATGTGTTCGATTGGGAAGAAGTTTGTCTGACCAGCGCATATAAAGAACTTTTCAACAAATACGGCATCAACTATCAGCAGGGTGATATTCGTGCACTGCTGTGTGAACAGAGCGATAAAGCGTTTTATAGCAGTTTTATGGCACTGATGAGCCTGATGCTGCAGATGCGTAATAGCATTACCGGTCGCACCGATGTGGATTTTCTGATTAGTCCGGTGAAAAATTCCGATGGCATCTTTTATGATAGCCGCAATTACGAAGCACAAGAAAATGCAATTCTGCCGAAAAACGCAGATGCAAATGGTGCATATAACATTGCACGTAAAGTTCTGTGGGCAATTGGCCAGTTTAAGAAAGCAGAAGATGAGAAGCTGGACAAAGTGAAAATTGCGATCAGCAATAAAGAGTGGCTGGAATACGCACAGACCAGCGTTAAACAT SEQ ID NO: 16Mutant N527R/D559P/E795L LbCas12a DNA sequenceATGAGCAAACTGGAAAAGTTCACCAACTGTTATAGCCTGAGCAAAACCCTGCGTTTTAAAGCAATTCCGGTTGGTAAAACCCAAGAGAACATTGATAATAAACGCCTGCTGGTCGAAGATGAAAAACGCGCTGAAGATTATAAAGGCGTGAAAAAACTGCTGGATCGCTATTATCTGAGCTTCATTAACGATGTGCTGCACAGCATTAAACTGAAGAACCTGAACAACTATATCAGCCTGTTTCGTAAAAAAACCCGCACCGAAAAAGAAAACAAAGAGCTGGAAAACCTGGAAATCAATCTGCGTAAAGAAATCGCCAAAGCGTTTAAAGGTAACGAGGGTTATAAAAGCCTGTTCAAGAAAGACATCATCGAAACCATTCTGCCGGAATTTCTGGATGATAAAGATGAAATTGCCCTGGTGAATAGCTTTAATGGCTTTACCACCGCATTTACCGGCTTTTTTGATAATCGCGAAAACATGTTCAGCGAAGAAGCAAAAAGCACCAGCATTGCATTTCGCTGCATTAATGAAAATCTGACCCGCTACATTAGCAACATGGATATCTTTGAAAAAGTGGACGCGATCTTCGATAAACACGAAGTGCAAGAGATCAAAGAGAAAATCCTGAACAGCGATTATGACGTCGAAGATTTTTTTGAAGGCGAGTTCTTTAACTTCGTTCTGACCCAAGAAGGTATCGACGTTTATAACGCAATTATTGGTGGTTTTGTTACCGAAAGCGGTGAGAAAATCAAAGGCCTGAATGAATATATCAACCTGTATAACCAGAAAACCAAACAGAAACTGCCGAAATTCAAACCGCTGTATAAACAGGTTCTGAGCGATCGTGAAAGCCTGAGCTTTTATGGTGAAGGTTATACCAGTGATGAAGAGGTTCTGGAAGTTTTTCGTAACACCCTGAATAAAAACAGCGAGATCTTTAGCAGCATCAAAAAGCTTGAGAAACTGTTCAAAAACTTTGATGAGTATAGCAGCGCAGGCATCTTTGTTAAAAATGGTCCGGCAATTAGCACCATCAGCAAAGATATTTTTGGCGAATGGAATGTGATCCGCGATAAATGGAATGCCGAATATGATGATATCCACCTGAAAAAAAAGGCCGTGGTGACCGAGAAATATGAAGATGATCGTCGTAAAAGCTTCAAGAAAATTGGTAGCTTTAGCCTGGAACAGCTGCAAGAATATGCAGATGCAGATCTGAGCGTTGTGGAAAAACTGAAAGAAATCATCATTCAGAAGGTGGACGAGATCTATAAAGTTTATGGTAGCAGCGAAAAACTGTTCGATGCAGATTTTGTTCTGGAAAAAAGCCTGAAAAAGAATGATGCCGTTGTGGCCATTATGAAAGATCTGCTGGATAGCGTTAAGAGCTTCGAGAATTACATCAAAGCCTTTTTTGGTGAGGGCAAAGAAACCAATCGTGATGAAAGTTTCTATGGCGATTTTGTGCTGGCCTATGATATTCTGCTGAAAGTGGACCATATTTATGATGCCATTCGCAATTATGTTACCCAGAAACCGTATAGCAAAGACAAGTTCAAACTGTACTTTCAGCGTCCGCAGTTTATGGGTGGTTGGGATAAAGATAAAGAAACCGATTATCGTGCCACCATCCTGCGTTATGGTAGTAAATACTATCTGGCCATCATGCCGAAAAAATACGCAAAATGCCTGCAGAAAATCGACAAAGATGATGTGAATGGCAACTATGAAAAAATCAACTACAAACTGCTGCCTGGTCCGAATAAAATGCTGCCGAAAGTGTTCTTTAGCAAGAAATGGATGGCCTATTATAACCCGAGCGAGGATATTCAAAAGATCTACAAAAATGGCACCTTTAAAAAGGGCGACATGTTCAATCTGAACGATTGCCACAAACTGATCGATTTCTTCAAAGATTCAATTTCGCGTTATCCGAAATGGTCCAATGCCTATGATTTTAACTTTAGCGAAACCGAAAAATACAAAGACATTGCCGGTTTTTATCGCGAAGTGGAAGAACAGGGCTATAAAGTGAGCTTTGAAAGCGCAAGCAAAAAAGAGGTTGATAAGCTGGTTGAAGAGGGCAAACTGTATATGTTCCAGATTTACAACAAAGATTTTAGCGACAAAAGCCATGGCACCCCGAATCTGCATACCATGTACTTTAAACTGCTGTTCGACGAAAATAACCATGGTCAGATTCGTCTGAGCGGTGGTGCCGAACTGTTTATGCGTCGTGCAAGTCTGAAAAAAGAAGAACTGGTTGTTCATCCGGCAAATAGCCCGATTGCAAACAAAAATCCGGACAATCCGAAAAAAACCACGACACTGAGCTATGATGTGTATAAAGACAAACGTTTTAGCGAGGATCAGTATCTGCTGCATATCCCGATTGCCATCAATAAATGCCCGAAAAACATCTTTAAGATCAACACCGAAGTTCGCGTGCTGCTGAAACATGATGATAATCCGTATGTGATTGGCATTGATCGTGGTGAACGTAACCTGCTGTATATTGTTGTTGTTGATGGTAAAGGCAACATCGTGGAACAGTATAGTCTGAACGAAATTATCAACAACTTTAACGGCATCCGCATCAAAACCGACTATCATAGCCTGCTGGACAAGAAAGAAAAAGAACGTTTTGAAGCACGTCAGAACTGGACCAGTATTGAAAACATCAAAGAACTGAAAGCCGGTTATATTAGCCAGGTGGTTCATAAAATCTGTGAGCTGGTAGAAAAATACGATGCAGTTATTGCACTGGAAGATCTGAATAGCGGTTTCAAAAATAGCCGTGTGAAAGTCGAAAAACAGGTGTATCAGAAATTCGAGAAAATGCTGATCGACAAACTGAACTACATGGTCGACAAAAAAAGCAATCCGTGTGCAACCGGTGGTGCACTGAAAGGTTATCAGATTACCAACAAATTTGAAAGCTTTAAAAGCATGAGCACCCAGAACGGCTTTATCTTCTATATTCCGGCATGGCTGACCAGCAAAATTGATCCGAGCACCGGTTTTGTGAACCTGCTGAAAACAAAATATACCTCCATTGCCGACAGCAAGAAGTTTATTAGCAGCTTTGATCGCATTATGTATGTTCCGGAAGAGGACCTGTTTGAATTCGCACTGGATTACAAAAATTTCAGCCGTACCGATGCCGACTACATCAAAAAATGGAAACTGTACAGCTATGGTAACCGCATTCGCATTTTTCGCAACCCGAAGAAAAACAATGTGTTCGATTGGGAAGAAGTTTGTCTGACCAGCGCATATAAAGAACTTTTCAACAAATACGGCATCAACTATCAGCAGGGTGATATTCGTGCACTGCTGTGTGAACAGAGCGATAAAGCGTTTTATAGCAGTTTTATGGCACTGATGAGCCTGATGCTGCAGATGCGTAATAGCATTACCGGTCGCACCGATGTGGATTTTCTGATTAGTCCGGTGAAAAATTCCGATGGCATCTTTTATGATAGCCGCAATTACGAAGCACAAGAAAATGCAATTCTGCCGAAAAACGCAGATGCAAATGGTGCATATAACATTGCACGTAAAGTTCTGTGGGCAATTGGCCAGTTTAAGAAAGCAGAAGATGAGAAGCTGGACAAAGTGAAAATTGCGATCAGCAATAAAGAGTGGCTGGAATACGCACAGACCAGCGTTAAACAT SEQ ID NO: 17WT AsCas12a DNA sequenceATGACCCAGTTTGAAGGTTTCACCAATCTGTATCAGGTTAGCAAAACCCTGCGTTTTGAACTGATTCCGCAGGGTAAAACCCTGAAACATATTCAAGAACAGGGCTTCATCGAAGAGGATAAAGCACGTAACGATCACTACAAAGAACTGAAACCGATTATCGACCGCATCTATAAAACCTATGCAGATCAGTGTCTGCAGCTGGTTCAGCTGGATTGGGAAAATCTGAGCGCAGCAATTGATAGTTATCGCAAAGAAAAAACCGAAGAAACCCGTAATGCACTGATTGAAGAACAGGCAACCTATCGTAATGCCATCCATGATTATTTCATTGGTCGTACCGATAATCTGACCGATGCAATTAACAAACGTCACGCCGAAATCTATAAAGGCCTGTTTAAAGCCGAACTGTTTAATGGCAAAGTTCTGAAACAGCTGGGCACCGTTACCACCACCGAACATGAAAATGCACTGCTGCGTAGCTTTGATAAATTCACCACCTATTTCAGCGGCTTTTATGAGAATCGCAAAAACGTGTTTAGCGCAGAAGATATTAGCACCGCAATTCCGCATCGTATTGTGCAGGATAATTTCCCGAAATTCAAAGAGAACTGCCACATTTTTACCCGTCTGATTACCGCAGTTCCGAGCCTGCGTGAACATTTTGAAAACGTTAAAAAAGCCATCGGCATCTTTGTTAGCACCAGCATTGAAGAAGTTTTTAGCTTCCCGTTTTACAATCAGCTGCTGACCCAGACCCAGATTGATCTGTATAACCAACTGCTGGGTGGTATTAGCCGTGAAGCAGGCACCGAAAAAATCAAAGGTCTGAATGAAGTGCTGAATCTGGCCATTCAGAAAAATGATGAAACCGCACATATTATTGCAAGCCTGCCGCATCGTTTTATTCCGCTGTTCAAACAAATTCTGAGCGATCGTAATACCCTGAGCTTTATTCTGGAAGAATTCAAATCCGATGAAGAGGTGATTCAGAGCTTTTGCAAATACAAAACGCTGCTGCGCAATGAAAATGTTCTGGAAACTGCCGAAGCACTGTTTAACGAACTGAATAGCATTGATCTGACCCACATCTTTATCAGCCACAAAAAACTGGAAACCATTTCAAGCGCACTGTGTGATCATTGGGATACCCTGCGTAATGCCCTGTATGAACGTCGTATTAGCGAACTGACCGGTAAAATTACCAAAAGCGCGAAAGAAAAAGTTCAGCGCAGTCTGAAACATGAGGATATTAATCTGCAAGAGATTATTAGCGCAGCCGGTAAAGAACTGTCAGAAGCATTTAAACAGAAAACCAGCGAAATTCTGTCACATGCACATGCAGCACTGGATCAGCCGCTGCCGACCACCCTGAAAAAACAAGAAGAAAAAGAAATCCTGAAAAGCCAGCTGGATAGCCTGCTGGGTCTGTATCATCTGCTGGACTGGTTTGCAGTTGATGAAAGCAATGAAGTTGATCCGGAATTTAGCGCACGTCTGACCGGCATTAAACTGGAAATGGAACCGAGCCTGAGCTTTTATAACAAAGCCCGTAATTATGCCACCAAAAAACCGTATAGCGTCGAAAAATTCAAACTGAACTTTCAGATGCCGACCCTGGCAAGCGGTTGGGATGTTAATAAAGAAAAAAACAACGGTGCCATCCTGTTCGTGAAAAATGGCCTGTATTATCTGGGTATTATGCCGAAACAGAAAGGTCGTTATAAAGCGCTGAGCTTTGAACCGACGGAAAAAACCAGTGAAGGTTTTGATAAAATGTACTACGACTATTTTCCGGATGCAGCCAAAATGATTCCGAAATGTAGCACCCAGCTGAAAGCAGTTACCGCACATTTTCAGACCCATACCACCCCGATTCTGCTGAGCAATAACTTTATTGAACCGCTGGAAATCACCAAAGAGATCTACGATCTGAATAACCCGGAAAAAGAGCCGAAAAAATTCCAGACCGCATATGCAAAAAAAACCGGTGATCAGAAAGGTTATCGTGAAGCGCTGTGTAAATGGATTGATTTCACCCGTGATTTTCTGAGCAAATACACCAAAACCACCAGTATCGATCTGAGCAGCCTGCGTCCGAGCAGCCAGTATAAAGATCTGGGCGAATATTATGCAGAACTGAATCCGCTGCTGTATCATATTAGCTTTCAGCGTATTGCCGAGAAAGAAATCATGGACGCAGTTGAAACCGGTAAACTGTACCTGTTCCAGATCTACAATAAAGATTTTGCCAAAGGCCATCATGGCAAACCGAATCTGCATACCCTGTATTGGACCGGTCTGTTTAGCCCTGAAAATCTGGCAAAAACCTCGATTAAACTGAATGGTCAGGCGGAACTGTTTTATCGTCCGAAAAGCCGTATGAAACGTATGGCACATCGTCTGGGTGAAAAAATGCTGAACAAAAAACTGAAAGACCAGAAAACCCCGATCCCGGATACACTGTATCAAGAACTGTATGATTATGTGAACCATCGTCTGAGCCATGATCTGAGTGATGAAGCACGTGCCCTGCTGCCGAATGTTATTACCAAAGAAGTTAGCCACGAGATCATTAAAGATCGTCGTTTTACCAGCGACAAATTCTTTTTTCATGTGCCGATTACCCTGAATTATCAGGCAGCAAATAGCCCGAGCAAATTTAACCAGCGTGTTAATGCATATCTGAAAGAACATCCAGAAACGCCGATTATTGGTATTGATCGTGGTGAACGTAACCTGATTTATATCACCGTTATTGATAGCACCGGCAAAATCCTGGAACAGCGTAGCCTGAATACCATTCAGCAGTTTGATTACCAGAAAAAACTGGATAATCGCGAGAAAGAACGTGTTGCAGCACGTCAGGCATGGTCAGTTGTTGGTACAATTAAAGACCTGAAACAGGGTTATCTGAGCCAGGTTATTCATGAAATTGTGGATCTGATGATTCACTATCAGGCCGTTGTTGTGCTGGAAAACCTGAATTTTGGCTTTAAAAGCAAACGTACCGGCATTGCAGAAAAAGCAGTTTATCAGCAGTTCGAGAAAATGCTGATTGACAAACTGAATTGCCTGGTGCTGAAAGATTATCCGGCTGAAAAAGTTGGTGGTGTTCTGAATCCGTATCAGCTGACCGATCAGTTTACCAGCTTTGCAAAAATGGGCACCCAGAGCGGATTTCTGTTTTATGTTCCGGCACCGTATACGAGCAAAATTGATCCGCTGACCGGTTTTGTTGATCCGTTTGTTTGGAAAACCATCAAAAACCATGAAAGCCGCAAACATTTTCTGGAAGGTTTCGATTTTCTGCATTACGACGTTAAAACGGGTGATTTCATCCTGCACTTTAAAATGAATCGCAATCTGAGTTTTCAGCGTGGCCTGCCTGGTTTTATGCCTGCATGGGATATTGTGTTTGAGAAAAACGAAACACAGTTCGATGCAAAAGGCACCCCGTTTATTGCAGGTAAACGTATTGTTCCGGTGATTGAAAATCATCGTTTCACCGGTCGTTATCGCGATCTGTATCCGGCAAATGAACTGATCGCACTGCTGGAAGAGAAAGGTATTGTTTTTCGTGATGGCTCAAACATTCTGCCGAAACTGCTGGAAAATGATGATAGCCATGCAATTGATACCATGGTTGCACTGATTCGTAGCGTTCTGCAGATGCGTAATAGCAATGCAGCAACCGGTGAAGATTACATTAATAGTCCGGTTCGTGATCTGAATGGTGTTTGTTTTGATAGCCGTTTTCAGAATCCGGAATGGCCGATGGATGCAGATGCAAATGGTGCATATCATATTGCACTGAAAGGACAGCTGCTGCTGAACCACCTGAAAGAAAGCAAAGATCTGAAACTGCAAAACGGCATTAGCAATCAGGATTGGCTGGCATATATCCAAGAACTGCGTAAC SEQ ID NO: 18WT AsCas12a amino acid sequenceMTQFEGFTNLYQVSKTLRFELIPQGKTLKHIQEQGFIEEDKARNDHYKELKPIIDRIYKTYADQCLQLVQLDWENLSAAIDSYRKEKTEETRNALIEEQATYRNAIHDYFIGRTDNLTDAINKRHAEIYKGLFKAELFNGKVLKQLGTVTTTEHENALLRSFDKFTTYFSGFYENRKNVFSAEDISTAIPHRIVQDNFPKFKENCHIFTRLITAVPSLREHFENVKKAIGIFVSTSIEEVFSFPFYNQLLTQTQIDLYNQLLGGISREAGTEKIKGLNEVLNLAIQKNDETAHIIASLPHRFIPLFKQILSDRNTLSFILEEFKSDEEVIQSFCKYKTLLRNENVLETAEALFNELNSIDLTHIFISHKKLETISSALCDHWDTLRNALYERRISELTGKITKSAKEKVQRSLKHEDINLQEIISAAGKELSEAFKQKTSEILSHAHAALDQPLPTTLKKQEEKEILKSQLDSLLGLYHLLDWFAVDESNEVDPEFSARLTGIKLEMEPSLSFYNKARNYATKKPYSVEKFKLNFQMPTLASGWDVNKEKNNGAILFVKNGLYYLGIMPKQKGRYKALSFEPTEKTSEGFDKMYYDYFPDAAKMIPKCSTQLKAVTAHFQTHTTPILLSNNFIEPLEITKEIYDLNNPEKEPKKFQTAYAKKTGDQKGYREALCKWIDFTRDFLSKYTKTTSIDLSSLRPSSQYKDLGEYYAELNPLLYHISFQRIAEKEIMDAVETGKLYLFQIYNKDFAKGHHGKPNLHTLYWTGLFSPENLAKTSIKLNGQAELFYRPKSRMKRMAHRLGEKMLNKKLKDQKTPIPDTLYQELYDYVNHRLSHDLSDEARALLPNVITKEVSHEIIKDRRFTSDKFFFHVPITLNYQAANSPSKFNQRVNAYLKEHPETPIIGIDRGERNLIYITVIDSTGKILEQRSLNTIQQFDYQKKLDNREKERVAARQAWSVVGTIKDLKQGYLSQVIHEIVDLMIHYQAVVVLENLNFGFKSKRTGIAEKAVYQQFEKMLIDKLNCLVLKDYPAEKVGGVLNPYQLTDQFTSFAKMGTQSGFLFYVPAPYTSKIDPLTGFVDPFVWKTIKNHESRKHFLEGFDFLHYDVKTGDFILHFKMNRNLSFQRGLPGFMPAWDIVFEKNETQFDAKGTPFIAGKRIVPVIENHRFTGRYRDLYPANELIALLEEKGIVFRDGSNILPKLLENDDSHAIDTMVALIRSVLQMRNSNAATGEDYINSPVRDLNGVCFDSRFQNPEWPMDADANGAYHIALKGQLLLNHLKESKDLKLQNGISNQDWLAYIQELRN SEQ ID NO: 19 Mutant M537R/F870L AsCas12a DNA sequenceATGACCCAGTTTGAAGGTTTCACCAATCTGTATCAGGTTAGCAAAACCCTGCGTTTTGAACTGATTCCGCAGGGTAAAACCCTGAAACATATTCAAGAACAGGGCTTCATCGAAGAGGATAAAGCACGTAACGATCACTACAAAGAACTGAAACCGATTATCGACCGCATCTATAAAACCTATGCAGATCAGTGTCTGCAGCTGGTTCAGCTGGATTGGGAAAATCTGAGCGCAGCAATTGATAGTTATCGCAAAGAAAAAACCGAAGAAACCCGTAATGCACTGATTGAAGAACAGGCAACCTATCGTAATGCCATCCATGATTATTTCATTGGTCGTACCGATAATCTGACCGATGCAATTAACAAACGTCACGCCGAAATCTATAAAGGCCTGTTTAAAGCCGAACTGTTTAATGGCAAAGTTCTGAAACAGCTGGGCACCGTTACCACCACCGAACATGAAAATGCACTGCTGCGTAGCTTTGATAAATTCACCACCTATTTCAGCGGCTTTTATGAGAATCGCAAAAACGTGTTTAGCGCAGAAGATATTAGCACCGCAATTCCGCATCGTATTGTGCAGGATAATTTCCCGAAATTCAAAGAGAACTGCCACATTTTTACCCGTCTGATTACCGCAGTTCCGAGCCTGCGTGAACATTTTGAAAACGTTAAAAAAGCCATCGGCATCTTTGTTAGCACCAGCATTGAAGAAGTTTTTAGCTTCCCGTTTTACAATCAGCTGCTGACCCAGACCCAGATTGATCTGTATAACCAACTGCTGGGTGGTATTAGCCGTGAAGCAGGCACCGAAAAAATCAAAGGTCTGAATGAAGTGCTGAATCTGGCCATTCAGAAAAATGATGAAACCGCACATATTATTGCAAGCCTGCCGCATCGTTTTATTCCGCTGTTCAAACAAATTCTGAGCGATCGTAATACCCTGAGCTTTATTCTGGAAGAATTCAAATCCGATGAAGAGGTGATTCAGAGCTTTTGCAAATACAAAACGCTGCTGCGCAATGAAAATGTTCTGGAAACTGCCGAAGCACTGTTTAACGAACTGAATAGCATTGATCTGACCCACATCTTTATCAGCCACAAAAAACTGGAAACCATTTCAAGCGCACTGTGTGATCATTGGGATACCCTGCGTAATGCCCTGTATGAACGTCGTATTAGCGAACTGACCGGTAAAATTACCAAAAGCGCGAAAGAAAAAGTTCAGCGCAGTCTGAAACATGAGGATATTAATCTGCAAGAGATTATTAGCGCAGCCGGTAAAGAACTGTCAGAAGCATTTAAACAGAAAACCAGCGAAATTCTGTCACATGCACATGCAGCACTGGATCAGCCGCTGCCGACCACCCTGAAAAAACAAGAAGAAAAAGAAATCCTGAAAAGCCAGCTGGATAGCCTGCTGGGTCTGTATCATCTGCTGGACTGGTTTGCAGTTGATGAAAGCAATGAAGTTGATCCGGAATTTAGCGCACGTCTGACCGGCATTAAACTGGAAATGGAACCGAGCCTGAGCTTTTATAACAAAGCCCGTAATTATGCCACCAAAAAACCGTATAGCGTCGAAAAATTCAAACTGAACTTTCAGCGTCCGACCCTGGCAAGCGGTTGGGATGTTAATAAAGAAAAAAACAACGGTGCCATCCTGTTCGTGAAAAATGGCCTGTATTATCTGGGTATTATGCCGAAACAGAAAGGTCGTTATAAAGCGCTGAGCTTTGAACCGACGGAAAAAACCAGTGAAGGTTTTGATAAAATGTACTACGACTATTTTCCGGATGCAGCCAAAATGATTCCGAAATGTAGCACCCAGCTGAAAGCAGTTACCGCACATTTTCAGACCCATACCACCCCGATTCTGCTGAGCAATAACTTTATTGAACCGCTGGAAATCACCAAAGAGATCTACGATCTGAATAACCCGGAAAAAGAGCCGAAAAAATTCCAGACCGCATATGCAAAAAAAACCGGTGATCAGAAAGGTTATCGTGAAGCGCTGTGTAAATGGATTGATTTCACCCGTGATTTTCTGAGCAAATACACCAAAACCACCAGTATCGATCTGAGCAGCCTGCGTCCGAGCAGCCAGTATAAAGATCTGGGCGAATATTATGCAGAACTGAATCCGCTGCTGTATCATATTAGCTTTCAGCGTATTGCCGAGAAAGAAATCATGGACGCAGTTGAAACCGGTAAACTGTACCTGTTCCAGATCTACAATAAAGATTTTGCCAAAGGCCATCATGGCAAACCGAATCTGCATACCCTGTATTGGACCGGTCTGTTTAGCCCTGAAAATCTGGCAAAAACCTCGATTAAACTGAATGGTCAGGCGGAACTGTTTTATCGTCCGAAAAGCCGTATGAAACGTATGGCACATCGTCTGGGTGAAAAAATGCTGAACAAAAAACTGAAAGACCAGAAAACCCCGATCCCGGATACACTGTATCAAGAACTGTATGATTATGTGAACCATCGTCTGAGCCATGATCTGAGTGATGAAGCACGTGCCCTGCTGCCGAATGTTATTACCAAAGAAGTTAGCCACGAGATCATTAAAGATCGTCGTTTTACCAGCGACAAATTCCTGTTTCATGTGCCGATTACCCTGAATTATCAGGCAGCAAATAGCCCGAGCAAATTTAACCAGCGTGTTAATGCATATCTGAAAGAACATCCAGAAACGCCGATTATTGGTATTGATCGTGGTGAACGTAACCTGATTTATATCACCGTTATTGATAGCACCGGCAAAATCCTGGAACAGCGTAGCCTGAATACCATTCAGCAGTTTGATTACCAGAAAAAACTGGATAATCGCGAGAAAGAACGTGTTGCAGCACGTCAGGCATGGTCAGTTGTTGGTACAATTAAAGACCTGAAACAGGGTTATCTGAGCCAGGTTATTCATGAAATTGTGGATCTGATGATTCACTATCAGGCCGTTGTTGTGCTGGAAAACCTGAATTTTGGCTTTAAAAGCAAACGTACCGGCATTGCAGAAAAAGCAGTTTATCAGCAGTTCGAGAAAATGCTGATTGACAAACTGAATTGCCTGGTGCTGAAAGATTATCCGGCTGAAAAAGTTGGTGGTGTTCTGAATCCGTATCAGCTGACCGATCAGTTTACCAGCTTTGCAAAAATGGGCACCCAGAGCGGATTTCTGTTTTATGTTCCGGCACCGTATACGAGCAAAATTGATCCGCTGACCGGTTTTGTTGATCCGTTTGTTTGGAAAACCATCAAAAACCATGAAAGCCGCAAACATTTTCTGGAAGGTTTCGATTTTCTGCATTACGACGTTAAAACGGGTGATTTCATCCTGCACTTTAAAATGAATCGCAATCTGAGTTTTCAGCGTGGCCTGCCTGGTTTTATGCCTGCATGGGATATTGTGTTTGAGAAAAACGAAACACAGTTCGATGCAAAAGGCACCCCGTTTATTGCAGGTAAACGTATTGTTCCGGTGATTGAAAATCATCGTTTCACCGGTCGTTATCGCGATCTGTATCCGGCAAATGAACTGATCGCACTGCTGGAAGAGAAAGGTATTGTTTTTCGTGATGGCTCAAACATTCTGCCGAAACTGCTGGAAAATGATGATAGCCATGCAATTGATACCATGGTTGCACTGATTCGTAGCGTTCTGCAGATGCGTAATAGCAATGCAGCAACCGGTGAAGATTACATTAATAGTCCGGTTCGTGATCTGAATGGTGTTTGTTTTGATAGCCGTTTTCAGAATCCGGAATGGCCGATGGATGCAGATGCAAATGGTGCATATCATATTGCACTGAAAGGACAGCTGCTGCTGAACCACCTGAAAGAAAGCAAAGATCTGAAACTGCAAAACGGCATTAGCAATCAGGATTGGCTGGCATATATCCAAGAACTGCGTAAC SEQ ID NO: 20Mutant M537R/F870L AsCas12a amino acid sequenceMTQFEGETNLYQVSKTLRFELIPQGKTLKHIQEQGFIEEDKARNDHYKELKPIIDRIYKTYADQCLQLVQLDWENLSAAIDSYRKEKTEETRNALIEEQATYRNAIHDYFIGRTDNLTDAINKRHAEIYKGLFKAELFNGKVLKQLGTVTTTEHENALLRSFDKFTTYFSGFYENRKNVFSAEDISTAIPHRIVQDNFPKFKENCHIFTRLITAVPSLREHFENVKKAIGIFVSTSIEEVFSFPFYNQLLTQTQIDLYNQLLGGISREAGTEKIKGLNEVLNLAIQKNDETAHIIASLPHRFIPLFKQILSDRNTLSFILEEFKSDEEVIQSFCKYKTLLRNENVLETAEALFNELNSIDLTHIFISHKKLETISSALCDHWDTLRNALYERRISELTGKITKSAKEKVQRSLKHEDINLQEIISAAGKELSEAFKQKTSEILSHAHAALDQPLPTTLKKQEEKEILKSQLDSLLGLYHLLDWFAVDESNEVDPEFSARLTGIKLEMEPSLSFYNKARNYATKKPYSVEKFKLNFQRPTLASGWDVNKEKNNGAILFVKNGLYYLGIMPKQKGRYKALSFEPTEKTSEGFDKMYYDYFPDAAKMIPKCSTQLKAVTAHFQTHTTPILLSNNFIEPLEITKEIYDLNNPEKEPKKFQTAYAKKTGDQKGYREALCKWIDFTRDFLSKYTKTTSIDLSSLRPSSQYKDLGEYYAELNPLLYHISFQRIAEKEIMDAVETGKLYLFQIYNKDFAKGHHGKPNLHTLYWTGLFSPENLAKTSIKLNGQAELFYRPKSRMKRMAHRLGEKMLNKKLKDQKTPIPDTLYQELYDYVNHRLSHDLSDEARALLPNVITKEVSHEIIKDRRFTSDKFLFHVPITLNYQAANSPSKFNQRVNAYLKEHPETPIIGIDRGERNLIYITVIDSTGKILEQRSLNTIQQFDYQKKLDNREKERVAARQAWSVVGTIKDLKQGYLSQVIHEIVDLMIHYQAVVVLENLNFGFKSKRTGIAEKAVYQQFEKMLIDKLNCLVLKDYPAEKVGGVLNPYQLTDQFTSFAKMGTQSGFLFYVPAPYTSKIDPLTGFVDPFVWKTIKNHESRKHFLEGFDFLHYDVKTGDFILHFKMNRNLSFQRGLPGFMPAWDIVEEKNETQFDAKGTPFIAGKRIVPVIENHRFTGRYRDLYPANELIALLEEKGIVFRDGSNILPKLLENDDSHAIDTMVALIRSVLQMRNSNAATGEDYINSPVRDLNGVCFDSRFQNPEWPMDADANGAYHIALKGQLLLNHLKESKDLKLONGISNQDWLAYIQELRN

Example 2

Overexpression and Purification of LbCas12a Mutants in E. coli Cells

This example demonstrates the over expression and purification of sevenCas12a mutants, N527R, D559P, E795L, N527R/D559P, D559P/E795L,N527R/E795L and N527R/D559P/E795L. The LbCas12a mutants were introducedby site-directed mutagenesis, using standard PCR conditions and primers(Table 1). After transformation into E. coli BL21(DE3) cells, a colonywith the appropriate strain was used to inoculate TB media withkanamycin (0.05 mg/mL) and grown at 37° C. until an OD of approximately0.9 was reached, then the flask was cooled to 18° C. for 30 minutes. Theaddition of 1 M IPTG (500 μL) was used to induce protein expression,followed by growth at 18° C. for 19 hours. Cells were harvested and thecell pellet was re-suspended and lysed on an Avestin Emulsiflex C3pre-chilled to 4° C. at 15-20 kpsi with three passes. The lysate wascentrifuged at 16,000×g for 20 minutes at 4° C. to remove cell debris

The cleared lysate was put over a HisTrap HP column. The procedureconsisted of equilibrating the resin with His-Bind buffer (20 mM NaPO₄pH 6.8, 0.5 M NaCl, 10 mM imidazole, 5% glycerol), followed by sampleloading. The sample was washed with His-Bind buffer, followed by anadditional standard wash and a 10% “B” wash consisting of 10%His-Elution buffer (10 mM NaPO₄ pH 6.8, 250 mM NaCl, 150 mM imidazole,5% glycerol). Finally, the sample was eluted using His-Elution buffer.The LbCas12a mutants were then put over a HiTrap Heparin HP column. Theprocedure consisted of equilibrating the resin with the Heparin-Bindbuffer (20 mM NaPO4 pH 6.8, 250 mM NaCl, 10% glycerol), followed bysample loading. The sample was then washed with Heparin-Bind buffer,followed by a 5% “B” wash consisting of 5% Heparin Elution buffer (10 mMNaPO₄ pH 6.8, 1 M NaCl, 10% glycerol). Finally, the purified protein waseluted using Heparin Elution buffer (10 mM NaPO4, pH 6.8, 1 M NaCl, 10%glycerol). Finally, the purified protein was eluted using Heparin.

The purified LbCas12a mutants were concentrated to approximately 10mg/mL and stored at −20° C. in storage buffer (25 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.4,0.3 M NaCl). 1 mM EDTA, 1 mM DTT, 50% glycerol).

TABLE 1Sequences of primers use for site-directed mutagenesis with the amino acid codonunderlined. All primers ordered as DNA oligos from Integrated DNA Technologies.Primer SEQ Name Primer Sequence (5′-3′) ID NO. LbCas12aGCAAAGACAAGTTCAAACTGTACTTTCAGCGTCCGCAGTTTATGGGTGGTTGG 21 N527R FwdLbCas12a CCAACCACCCATAAACTGCGGACGCTGAAAGTACAGTTTGAACTTGTCTTTGC 22N527R Rev LbCas12aTATGGTAGTAAATACTATCTGGCCATCATGCCGAAAAAATACGCAAAATGCCTGCAGA 23 D559P FwdLbCas12a TCTGCAGGCATTTTGCGTATTTTTTCGGCATGATGGCCAGATAGTATTTACTACCATA 24D559P Rev LbCas12a ACAAACGTTTTAGCGAGGATCAGTATCTGCTGCATATCCCGATTGCCATCA25 E795L Fwd LbCas12aTGATGGCAATCGGGATATGCAGCAGATACTGATCCTCGCTAAAACGTTTGT 26 E795L Rev

Example 3

Novel LbCas12a Substitution Mutants Enhance the Cleavage Activity in aHuman Cell Line Based Activity Assay when Delivered into Human Cells ViaRibonucleoprotein Complex.

The following example demonstrates the ability of LbCas12a mutants toimprove genome editing efficiency when delivered as an RNP complex. Theexample demonstrates the ability of LbCas12a mutants to show comparablegenome editing efficiency when delivered at a high dose and increasedgenome editing efficiency when delivered at a low dose byribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex into human cells with electroporationtransfection.

The RNP complex was formed by incubating purified LbCas12a and sgRNA(Table 2, entries 3 and 9) at a ratio of 1:1.2 in PBS buffer for 10minutes at room temperature. The RNP complexes (5 μM final dose) weretransfected into HEK293 immortalized human cells using a Lonza4D-Nucleofector™ and Amaxa® 96-well Shuttle Device with Alt-R® Cpf1Electroporation Enhancer (3 μM, Integrated DNA Technologies). Theexperiments were performed in biological triplicate and after 48 hoursat 37° C., adherent cells were lysed with QuickExtract™ DNA extractionsolution (50 μL).

TABLE 2Sequences of Cas12 (Cpfl) sgRNA used in genome editing of HEK293 cells. AllsRNA ordered as RNA oligos from Integrated DNA Technologies with the AltR ®end modifications on both the 5′ and 3′ ends. SEQ ID sgRNAsgRNA Sequence (5′-3′) NO. LbCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUAAGUGUAGAUAUAGUCUUUCCUUGGGUCUGUUA 27 38094-S-23 LbCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUAAGUGUAGAUCUUGGGUGUGUUAAAAGUGACCA 28 38104-S-23 LbCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUAAGUGUAGAUACACACCCAAGGAAAGACUAUGA 29 38115-AS-23 LbCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUAAGUGUAGAUAUCCGUGCUGAGUGUACCAUGCA 30 38146-AS-23 LbCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUAAGUGUAGAUUAAACACUGUUUCAUUUCAUCCG 31 38164-AS-23 LbCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUAAGUGUAGAUGAAACGUCAGUCUUCUCUUUUGU 32 38164-S-23 LbCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUAAGUGUAGAUUAAUGCCCUGUAGUCUCUCUGUA 33 38186-S-23 LbCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUAAGUGUAGAUUAAUUAACAGCUUGCUGGUGAAA 34 38228-S-23 LbCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUAAGUGUAGAUGGUUAAAGAUGGUUAAAUGAUUG 35 38330-AS-23 LbCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUAAGUGUAGAUUGUGAAAUGGCUUAUAAUUGCUU 36 38343-S-23 LbCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUAAGUGUAGAUGUUGUUGGAUUUGAAAUUCCAGA 37 38455-S-23 LbCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUAAGUGUAGAUUUGUAGGAUAUGCCCUUGACUAU 38 38486-S-23 AsCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUCUUGUAGAUAUAGUCUUUCCUUGGGUGUGU 39 38094-S AsCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUCUUGUAGAUCUUGGGUGUGUUAAAAGUGAC 40 38104-S AsCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUCUUGUAGAUACACACCCAAGGAAAGACUAU 41 38115-AS AsCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUCUUGUAGAUAUCCGUGCUGAGUGUACCAUG 42 38146-AS AsCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUCUUGUAGAUUAAACACUGUUUCAUUUCAUC 43 38164-AS AsCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUCUUGUAGAUGAAACGUCAGUCUUCUCUUUU 44 38164-S AsCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUCUUGUAGAUUAAUGCCCUGUAGUCUCUCUG 45 38186-S AsCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUCUUGUAGAUUAAUUAACAGCUUGCUGGUGA 46 38228-S AsCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUCUUGUAGAUGGUUAAAGAUGGUUAAAUGAU 47 38330-AS AsCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUCUUGUAGAUUGUGAAAUGGCUUAUAAUUGC 48 38343-S AsCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUCUUGUAGAUGUUGUUGGAUUUGAAAUUCCA 49 38455-S AsCpfl HRPTUAAUUUCUACUCUUGUAGAUUUGUAGGAUAUGCCCUUGACU 50 38486-S

Crude lysates were incubated at 65° C. for 15 minutes, followed by heatinactivation at 98° C. for 3 minutes. Crude genomic DNA was diluted5-fold in TE buffer and used as PCR template. PCR (primers listed inTable 3) was used to amplify 1.2 kbp fragments of the HPRT loci usingQ5® DNA Polymerase (New England Biolabs) and the following parameters:98° C. for 30 sec, followed by 98° C. for 10 sec, 65° C. for 15 sec and72° C. for 1 min which was repeated 24 times, followed by a finalextension at 72° C. for 2 min. Heteroduplexes were formed by theaddition of NEBuffer 2 and initially heating to 95° C. for 10 min with aslow cool down to room temperature. The heteroduplexes were then cleavedby 2 U of T7 Endonuclease I (New England Biolabs) for 1 hour at 37° C.The cleavage products were analyzed by capillary electrophoresis(Fragment Analyzer, Advanced Analytical).

TABLE 3 Sequences of primers used for amplification of edited genomicHEK293 DNA prior to analysis by T7EI. All primers ordered asDNA oligos from Integrated DNA Technologies. Primer NamePrimer Sequence (5′-3′) SEQ ID NO. HRPT low GC Fwdaagaagttgtgataaaaggtgatgct 51 HRPT low GC Revacacatccatgggacttctgcctc52

The endonuclease activity of wild type and mutant LbCas12a in HEK293human cells are described in FIG. 2 and Table 4. RNP delivery ofLbCas12a mutants D559P, E795L and D559P/E795L resulted in similaractivity as wild type LbCas12a and AsCas12a-M537R/F870L (˜80% cleavage).As this initial screen was to determine activity at the highest dose (5μM), a dose response with lower concentrations (2, 1 and 0.05 μM) of RNPwas preformed to determine if these mutants can instill enhancedactivity.

TABLE 4a Endonuclease activity of LbCas12 mutants as compared to wildtype LbCas12 and AsCas12a-M537R/F870L after 48 hours in HEK293 humancells at HRPT-38115. Values calculated as percent cleavage ReplicateReplicate Replicate Aver- Std Cas12a 1 2 3 age Dev LbCas12a- 78.9 80.781.5 80.35 1.07 wild type LbCas12a- 35.5 34.9 34.5 34.96 0.43 N527RLbCas12a- 78.2 76.6 79 77.96 0.99 D559P LbCas12a- 77.5 79.6 77.5 78.160.99 E795L LbCas12a- 9.3 9.3 9.5 9.39 0.06 N527R/D559P LbCas12a- 41 39.138.9 39.33 1.22 N527R/E795L LbCas12a- 80.3 77.8 79.7 79.28 1.09D559P/E795L LbCas12a- 59.4 61 60.5 60.32 0.69 N527R/D559P/ E795LAsCas12a- 70.8 — 76.6 73.7 2.89 M537R/F870L

TABLE 4b Endonuclease activity of LbCas12 mutants as compared to wildtype LbCas12 and AsCas12a-M537R/F870L after 48 hours in HEK293 humancells at HRPT-38330. Values calculated as percent cleavage ReplicateReplicate Replicate Aver- Std Cas12a 1 2 3 age Dev LbCas12a- 78.1 78.678.7 78.5 0.2 wild type LbCas12a- 10.1 9.7 9.0 9.6 0.5 N527R LbCas12a-58.0 58.0 59.2 58.4 0.5 D559P LbCas12a- 78.9 79.6 79.9 79.5 0.4 E795LLbCas12a- 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 N527R/D559P LbCas12a- 20.4 22.0 21.1 21.20.7 N527R/E795L LbCas12a- 76.7 75.6 75.0 75.8 0.7 D559P/E795L LbCas12a-28.2 29.4 28.8 28.8 0.5 N527R/D559P/ E795L AsCas12a- 86.2 82.9 84.0 84.41.4 M537R/F870L

The dose response was achieved as described above, reducing the amountof RNP by 2-fold increments (with and without Alt-R® ElectroporationEnhancer) and beginning with a 2 μM dose. The results are shown in FIGS.3-4 and Tables 5-6. RNP delivery of LbCas12a requires the addition ofAlt-R® Cpf1 Electroporation Enhancer for maximum cutting efficiency. Atthese doses, LbCas12a mutants displayed either similar or a slightincrease in activity as compared to wild type; therefore, new sites andeven lower doses needed to be investigated to show differences inactivity.

TABLE 5a Endonuclease activity of LbCas12 mutants as compared to wildtype LbCas12 after 48 hours in HEK293 human cells at HRPT-38115 withAlt-R ® Electroporation Enhancer. Values calculated as percent cleavageDose Replicate Replicate Replicate Aver- Std Cas12a (μM) 1 2 3 age DevLbCas12a- 2.0 67.6 65.1 65.5 66.06 1.11 wild type 1.0 67.4 65.3 63.765.49 1.49 0.5 66.9 34.5 66.0 65.81 1.01 LbCas12a- 2.0 78.22 76.64 79.0277.96 0.99 D559P 1.0 66.9 58.6 60.4 61.95 3.59 0.5 64.7 67.1 66.6 66.11.04 LbCas12a- 2.0 61.8 63.9 63.9 63.22 0.98 E795L 1.0 77.48 79.59 79.5978.19 0.99 0.5 68.4 68.8 68.8 65.58 0.15 LbCas12a- 2.0 66.7 68.1 67.567.45 0.59 D559P/ 1.0 66.1 66.5 67.6 66.72 0.67 E795L 0.5 80.31 77.7879.74 79.28 1.09

TABLE 5b Endonuclease activity of LbCas12 mutants as compared to wildtype LbCas12 after 48 hours in HEK293 human cells at HRPT-38330 withAlt-R ® Electroporation Enhancer. Values calculated as percent cleavageDose Replicate Replicate Replicate Aver- Std Cas12a (μM) 1 2 3 age DevLbCas12a- 2.0 76.5 74.5 74.2 75.06 1.06 wild type 1.0 73.8 71.5 72.972.73 0.96 0.5 65.0 68.6 67.2 66.95 1.49 LbCas12a- 2.0 58.0 58.0 59.258.41 0.53 D559P 1.0 57.1 58.4 57.2 57.55 0.60 0.5 52.8 53.0 51.3 52.340.75 LbCas12a- 2.0 38.1 35.8 38.5 37.48 1.19 E795L 1.0 78.9 79.6 79.979.49 0.41 0.5 76.9 76.7 76.9 76.84 0.10 LbCas12a- 2.0 74.7 75.3 73.974.63 0.55 D559P/ 1.0 72.0 71.7 71.5 71.72 0.18 E795L 0.5 76.7 75.6 75.075.78 0.70

TABLE 6a Endonuclease activity of LbCas12 mutants as compared to wildtype LbCas12 after 48 hours in HEK293 human cells at HRPT-38115 withoutAlt-R ® Electroporation Enhancer. Values calculated as percent cleavageDose Replicate Replicate Replicate Aver- Std Cas12a (μM) 1 2 3 age DevLbCas12a- 2.0 56.2 54.1 53.5 54.60 1.13 wild type 1.0 46.0 44.0 46.145.38 0.96 0.5 35.5 35.4 32.9 33.94 10.5 LbCas12a- 2.0 26.5 27.2 28.127.24 0.66 D559P 1.0 21.5 18.6 18.7 19.61 1.34 0.5 6.3 9.2 7.9 7.81 1.16LbCas12a- 2.0 59.9 59.4 59.7 59.67 0.18 E795L 1.0 55.6 53.8 54.7 54.720.73 0.5 43.0 45.8 44.4 44.39 1.13 LbCas12a- 2.0 41.6 42.4 40.9 41.640.63 D559P/ 1.0 32.3 29.1 26.6 29.33 2.32 E795L 0.5 20.3 18.7 18.0 18.990.97

TABLE 6b Endonuclease activity of LbCas12 mutants as compared to wildtype LbCas12 after 48 hours in HEK293 human cells at HRPT-38330 withoutAlt-R ® Electroporation Enhancer. Values calculated as percent cleavageDose Replicate Replicate Replicate Aver- Std Cas12a (μM) 1 2 3 age DevLbCas12a- 2.0 2.5 24.4 27.1 25.49 1.18 wild type 1.0 7.1 7.0 6.6 6.860.21 0.5 38.1 38.1 39.8 38.66 0.82 LbCas12a- 2.0 12.8 7.0 6.6 6.86 0.21D559P 1.0 38.1 38.1 39.8 38.66 0.82 0.5 12.8 13.2 14.5 13.47 0.74LbCas12a- 2.0 38.1 38.1 39.8 38.66 0.82 E795L 1.0 12.8 13.2 14.5 13.470.74 0.5 46.0 44.0 46.1 45.38 0.96 LbCas12a- 2.0 12.8 13.2 14.5 13.470.74 D559P/ 1.0 46.0 44.0 46.1 45.38 0.96 E795L 0.5 21.5 18.6 18.7 19.611.34

The final dose response in this example was set up as described above,reducing the amount of RNP even further by 5-fold increments, startingwith a 2 μM dose. The RNP was formed using sgRNA 2 and 8 for theLbCas12a RNP and 14 and 20 for the AsCas12a RNP (Table 1). The resultsare shown in FIG. 5 and Table 7. RNP delivery of LbCas12a-E795L showedincreased activity (˜90% cleavage) as compared to wild type LbCas12a(˜22% cleavage) and AsCas12a-M537R/F870L (˜19% cleavage) at the 38228site of the HPRT loci at the low of 0.4 μM and retained the highcleavage activity (˜90% cleavage) at the 38104 site as seen by the wildtype LbCas12a. The single E795L mutant of the LbCas12a nucleaseincreased genome editing activity up to 4.5-fold at the lowest dose (0.4μM).

TABLE 7a Endonuclease activity of LbCas12 mutants as compared to wildtype LbCas12 and AsCas12a-M537R/F870L after 48 hours in HEK293 humancells at HRPT- 38104. Values calculated as percent cleavage. DoseReplicate Replicate Replicate Aver- Std Cas12a (μM) 1 2 3 age DevLbCas12a- 2.0 76.0 99.4 74.2 83.22 11.50 wild type 0.4 94.4 91.3 80.788.81 5.89 0.01 96.5 96.1 96.9 96.51 0.32 LbCas12a- 2.0 94.4 91.3 80.788.81 5.89 D559P 0.4 96.5 96.1 96.9 96.51 0.32 0.01 94.7 92.7 75.4 87.598.64 LbCas12a- 2.0 96.5 96.1 96.9 96.51 0.32 E795L 0.4 94.7 92.7 75.487.59 8.64 0.01 90.1 93.7 89.4 91.06 1.86 LbCas12a- 2.0 94.7 92.7 75.487.59 8.64 D559P/ 0.4 90.1 93.7 98.4 91.06 1.86 E795L 0.01 49.3 51.5 —50.42 1.09 2.0 94.7 96.6 96.7 96.01 0.94 AsCas12a- 0.4 72.7 56.3 66.265.10 6.73 M537R/ 0.01 52.0 53.4 50.1 51.82 1.33 F870L 2.0 76.0 99.474.2 83.22 11.50

TABLE 7b Endonuclease activity of LbCas12 mutants as compared to wildtype LbCas12 and AsCas12a-M537R/F870L after 48 hours in HEK293 humancells at HRPT-38228. Values calculated as percent cleavage DoseReplicate Replicate Replicate Aver- Std Cas12a (μM) 1 2 3 age DevLbCas12a- 2.0 90.1 93.7 89.4 91.06 1.86 wild type 0.4 49.3 51.5 — 50.421.09 0.01 84.1 94.0 92.6 90.24 4.36 LbCas12a- 2.0 49.3 51.5 — 50.42 1.09D559P 0.4 84.1 94.0 92.6 90.24 4.36 0.01 83.3 66.5 88.8 79.54 9.48LbCas12a- 2.0 84.1 94.0 92.6 90.24 4.36 E795L 0.4 83.3 66.5 88.8 79.549.48 0.01 96.4 93.1 91.6 93.72 1.99 LbCas12a- 2.0 83.3 66.5 88.8 79.549.48 D559P/ 0.4 96.4 93.1 91.6 93.72 1.99 E795L 0.01 9.0 8.1  6.8 7.960.88 2.0 72.7 56.3 66.2 65.10 6.73 AsCas12a- 0.4 52.0 53.4 50.1 51.801.33 M537R/ 0.01 19.8 20.5 16.7 19.02 1.66 F870L 2.0 90.1 93.7 89.491.06 1.86

Example 4

Single LbCas12a Substitution Mutant Enhances the Cleavage Activity in aHuman Cell Line Based Activity Assay when Delivered into Human Cells ViaRibonucleoprotein Complex at Low Doses.

The following example demonstrates the ability of mutant E795L LbCas12ato show increased genome editing efficiency when delivered at low dosesby RNP complex into human cells with electroporation transfection. Thatthis invention increases genome editing efficiency when wild-type ormutant Cas12a is delivered into human cells as an RNP complex.

The RNP complex was formed by incubating purified Cas12a and sgRNA(Table 2, entries 1-12 for the LbCas12a RNP and entries 13-24 for theAsCas12a RNP) at a ratio of 1:1.2 in PBS buffer for 10 minutes at roomtemperature. The RNP complexes (1, 0.22, 0.05 and 0.01 μM final doses)were transfected into HEK293 immortalized human cells using a Lonza4D-Nucleofector™ and Amaxa® 96-well Shuttle Device with Alt-R® Cpf1Electroporation Enhancer (3 μM, Integrated DNA Technologies). Theexperiments were performed in biological duplicate and after 48 hours at37° C., adherent cells were lysed with QuickExtract™ DNA extractionsolution (50 μL).

Crude lysates were incubated at 65° C. for 15 minutes, followed by heatinactivation at 98° C. for 3 minutes. Crude genomic DNA was diluted15-fold in TE buffer and used as PCR template. PCR (primers listed inTable 3) was used to amplify 1.2 kbp fragments of the HPRT loci usingQ5® DNA Polymerase (New England Biolabs) and the following parameters:98° C. for 30 sec, followed by 98° C. for 10 sec, 65° C. for 15 sec and72° C. for 1 min which was repeated 24 times, followed by a finalextension at 72° C. for 2 min. Heteroduplexes were formed by theaddition of NEBuffer 2 and initially heating to 95° C. for 10 min with aslow cool down to room temperature. The heteroduplexes were then cleavedby 2 U of T7 Endonuclease I (New England Biolabs) for 1 hour at 37° C.The cleavage products were analyzed by capillary electrophoresis(Fragment Analyzer, Advanced Analytical).

The endonuclease activity of wild type and mutant LbCas12a as comparedto wild type and mutant AsCas12a in HEK293 human cells are described inFIG. 6A, FIG. 6 b , FIG. 6C, FIG. 6D and Table 8. Overall, RNP deliveryof LbCas12a-E795L showed improved activity as compared to wild type Lb-and AsCas12a. The 0.05 μM dose shows the increased activity of theenzyme even at low doses (FIG. 6 c ). At this dose, LbCas12a-E795Lexceeds wild type LbCas12a's activity up to 23-fold at the HPRT 38146site (Table 8, entries 51 and 55) and wild type AsCas12a's activity upto 3-fold at the HPRT 38186 site (Table 8, entries 103 and 107). At thehighest distinguishable dose (0.22 μM, FIG. 6 b ) for the LbCas12avariants, the E795L mutant exhibited increased activity over the wildtype version up to 11-fold at the HPRT 38146 site (Table 8, entries 50and 54) and almost 2-fold at the same site against the wild-typeAsCas12a (Table 8, entries 54 and 58).

TABLE 8 Endonuclease activity of LbCas12a-E795L compared to wild typeLb- and AsCas12a and M AsCas12a-537R/F870L after 48 hours in HEK293human cells at HRPT-38228. Values calculated as percent cleavage. DoseReplicate Replicate Aver- Std Cas12a Site (μM) 1 2 age Dev EntryLbCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 39.8 44.5 42.2 2.36 1 wild type 38094- 0.22 13.714.6 14.2 0.45 2 S 0.05 5.8 7.0 6.4 0.60 3 0.01 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 4LbCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 64.2 58.4 61.3 2.90 5 E795L 38094- 0.22 21.5 20.921.2 0.30 6 S 0.05 8.6 10.9 9.8 1.15 7 0.01 4.8 0.0 2.4 2.40 8 AsCas12a-HPRT- 1.00 34.6 33.9 34.3 0.35 9 wild type 38094- 0.22 12.9 15.2 14.11.15 10 S 0.05 10.1 6.0 8.1 2.05 11 0.01 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 12 AsCas12a-HPRT- 1.00 80.3 80.2 80.3 0.05 13 M537R/ 38094- 0.22 58.4 55.9 57.2 1.2514 F870L S 0.05 34.2 31.7 33.0 1.25 15 0.01 16.9 16.0 16.5 0.54 16LbCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 67.9 70.0 69.0 1.05 17 wild type 38104- 0.22 36.838.8 37.8 1.00 18 S 0.05 11.8 9.1 10.5 1.35 19 0.01 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 20LbCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 74.5 71.4 73.0 1.55 21 E795L 38104- 0.22 49.5 48.649.1 0.45 22 S 0.05 17.5 17.0 17.3 0.25 23 0.01 5.1 3.9 4.5 0.60 24AsCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 72.8 69.6 71.2 1.60 25 wild type 38104- 0.22 54.556.7 55.6 1.10 26 S 0.05 21.8 19.0 20.4 1.40 27 0.01 5.6 5.9 5.8 0.15 28AsCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 79.4 82.4 80.9 1.50 29 M537R/ 38104- 0.22 80.2 79.579.9 0.35 30 F870L S 0.05 75.0 76.3 75.7 0.65 31 0.01 62.0 60.4 61.20.80 32 LbCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 66.2 70.6 68.4 2.20 33 wild type 38115-0.22 70.1 70.6 70.4 0.25 34 AS 0.05 55.8 56.9 56.4 0.55 35 0.01 19.317.1 18.2 1.10 36 LbCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 73.5 72.6 73.1 0.45 37 E795L38115- 0.22 72.5 64.0 68.3 4.25 38 AS 0.05 62.0 60.7 61.4 0.65 39 0.0121.2 21.7 21.5 0.25 40 AsCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 72.8 72.2 72.5 0.30 41 wildtype 38115- 0.22 59.6 63.0 61.3 1.70 42 AS 0.05 25.7 26.3 26.0 0.30 430.01 7.9 8.9 8.4 0.50 44 Ascas12a- HPRT- 1.00 75.9 76.6 76.3 0.35 45M537R/ 38115- 0.22 75.7 80.6 80.2 0.45 46 F870L AS 0.05 77.6 79.4 78.50.90 47 0.01 73.5 74.4 74.0 0.45 48 LbCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 9.7 15.4 12.62.85 49 wild type 38146- 0.22 4.1 5.0 4.6 0.45 50 AS 0.05 0.0 0.0 0.00.00 51 0.01 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 52 LbCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 70.9 68.8 69.91.05 53 E795L 38146- 0.22 50.0 38.7 44.4 5.65 54 AS 0.05 23.8 22.7 23.20.55 55 0.01 9.5 7.8 8.7 0.85 56 AsCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 51.4 54.1 52.81.35 57 wild type 38146- 0.22 29.1 25.4 27.3 1.85 58 AS 0.05 10.6 11.611.1 0.50 59 0.01 4.6 0.0 2.3 2.30 60 AsCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 76.2 76.576.4 0.15 61 M537R/ 38146- 0.22 62.1 62.5 62.3 0.20 62 F870L AS 0.0551.7 55.3 55.3 1.80 63 0.01 32.7 33.8 33.3 0.55 64 LbCas12a- HPRT- 1.000.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 65 wild type 38164- 0.22 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 66 S 0.05 0.00.0 0.0 0.0 67 0.01 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 68 LbCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 7.0 8.6 7.80.8 69 E795L 38164- 0.22 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 70 S 0.05 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 710.01 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 72 AsCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 8.2 8.0 8.1 0.10 73 wildtype 38164- 0.22 0.0 3.8 1.9 1.90 74 AS 0.05 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 75 0.010.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 76 AsCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 68.5 69.4 69.0 0.45 77 M537R/38164- 0.22 35.0 37.9 36.5 1.45 78 F870L AS 0.05 32.5 31.4 32.0 0.55 790.01 16.4 18.4 17.4 1 80 LbCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 0.0 9.9 5.0 4.95 81 wildtype 38164- 0.22 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 82 S 0.05 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 83 0.01 0.00.0 0.0 0.0 84 LbCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 30.3 27.1 28.7 1.60 85 E795L 38164-0.22 8.8 7.8 8.3 5.00 86 S 0.05 4.0 6.2 5.1 1.10 87 0.01 0.0 0.0 0.00.00 88 AsCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 16.1 14.0 15.1 1.05 89 wild type 38164-0.22 65.0 4.9 5.7 0.80 90 S 0.05 0.0 11.3 5.7 5.65 91 0.01 0.0 0.0 0.00.0 92 AsCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 69.2 71.4 70.3 1.10 93 M537R/ 38164- 0.2239.0 37.9 38.5 0.55 94 F870L S 0.05 25.8 25.3 25.6 0.25 95 0.01 11.511.8 11.7 0.15 96 LbCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 73.9 75.6 74.8 0.85 97 wild type38186- 0.22 66.0 63.3 64.7 1.35 98 S 0.05 30.9 34.3 32.6 1.70 99 0.016.7 10.3 8.5 1.80 100 LbCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 74.5 72.1 73.3 1.20 101 E795L38186- 0.22 75.0 73.1 74.1 0.95 102 S 0.05 50.0 50.6 50.3 0.30 103 0.0113.2 12.5 12.9 0.35 104 AsCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 73.4 74.1 73.8 0.35 105wild type 38186- 0.22 51.2 50.8 51.0 0.50 106 S 0.05 16.7 15.7 16.2 0.50107 0.01 4.1 4.8 4.5 0.35 108 AsCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 78.0 78.9 78.5 0.45109 M537R/ 38186- 0.22 78.6 77.1 77.9 0.75 110 F870L S 0.05 76.9 80.278.6 1.65 111 0.01 62.3 64.4 63.4 1.05 112 LbCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 34.440.4 40.4 5.95 113 wild type 38228- 0.22 11.4 12.1 11.8 0.35 114 S 0.055.3 4.0 4.7 0.65 115 0.01 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 116 LbCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 67.166.0 66.6 55.00 117 E795L 38228- 0.22 34.5 33.3 33.9 0.60 118 S 0.05 8.27.7 8.0 0.25 119 0.01 0.0 3.0 1.5 1.50 120 AsCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 46.548.4 47.5 0.95 121 wild type 38228- 0.22 23.8 24.7 24.3 0.45 122 S 0.057.9 6.7 7.3 0.60 123 0.01 4.3 3.8 4.1 0.25 124 AsCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 76.778.8 77.8 1.05 125 M537R/ 38228- 0.22 67.3 67.9 67.6 0.30 126 F870L S0.05 60.9 60.7 60.8 0.10 127 0.01 30.1 32.6 31.4 1.25 128 LbCas12a-HPRT- 1.00 81.3 79.8 80.6 0.75 129 wild type 38330- 0.22 61.1 62.3 61.70.60 130 AS 0.05 13.2 14.1 13.7 0.45 131 0.01 4.7 5.0 4.9 0.15 132LbCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 58.9 58.4 58.7 0.25 133 E795L 38330- 0.22 71.3 71.471.4 0.05 134 AS 0.05 35.4 41.8 38.6 3.20 135 0.01 7.0 6.8 6.9 0.10 136AsCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 — 79.4 79.4 0.00 137 wild type 38330- 0.22 79.877.8 78.8 1.00 138 AS 0.05 49.4 50.0 49.7 0.30 139 0.01 17.3 15.7 16.50.80 140 AsCas12a- HPRT- 1.00 79.2 66.7 73.0 6.25 141 M537R/ 38330- 0.2283.7 83.2 83.5 0.25 142 F870L AS 0.05 77.4 76.1 76.8 0.65 143 0.01 26.227.2 26.7 0.50 144

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The use of the terms “a” and “an” and “the” and similar referents in thecontext of describing the invention (especially in the context of thefollowing claims) are to be construed to cover both the singular and theplural, unless otherwise indicated herein or clearly contradicted bycontext. The terms “comprising,” “having,” “including,” and “containing”are to be construed as open-ended terms (i.e., meaning “including, butno limited to”) unless otherwise noted. Recitation of ranges of valuesherein are merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referringindividually to each separate value falling within the range, unlessotherwise indicated herein, and each separate value is incorporated intothe specification as if it were individually recited herein. All methodsdescribed herein can be performed in any suitable order unless otherwiseindicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. The useof any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g., “such as”)provided herein, is intended merely to better illuminate the invention,and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the invention unlessotherwise claimed. No language in the specification should be construedas indicating any non-claimed element as essential to the practice ofthe invention.

Preferred embodiments of this invention are described herein, includingthe best mode known to the inventors for carrying out the invention.Variations of those preferred embodiments may become apparent to thoseof ordinary skill in the art upon reading the foregoing description. Theinventors expect skilled artisans to employ such variations asappropriate, and the inventors intend for the invention to be practicedotherwise than as specifically described herein. Accordingly, thisinvention includes all modifications and equivalents of the subjectmatter recited in the claims appended hereto as permitted by applicablelaw. Moreover, any combination of the above-described elements in allpossible variations thereof is encompassed by the invention unlessotherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context.

The term “wild-type LbCas12a” (“wild-type Lb enzyme” or “WT-LbCas12a”)encompasses a protein having the identical amino acid sequence of thenaturally-occurring Lachnospiraceae bacterium ND2006 Cas12a (e.g., SEQID NO: 2) and that has biochemical and biological activity when combinedwith a suitable crRNA to form and active CRISPR/Cas12a endonucleasesystem. The term “wild-type AsCas12a” (“wild-type as enzyme” or“WT-AsCas12a”) encompasses a protein having the identical amino acidsequence of the naturally-occurring Acidaminococcus sp. BV3L6 Cas12a(e.g., SEQ ID NO: 18) and that has biochemical and biological activitywhen combined with a suitable crRNA to form and active CRISPR/Cas12aendonuclease system.

The term “mutant LbCas12a protein” encompasses protein forms having adifferent amino acid sequence form the wild-type Lachnospiraceaebacterium ND2006 Cas12a and that have biochemical and biologicalactivity with combined with a suitable crRNA to form an activeCRISPR-Cas12a endonuclease system. This includes orthologs and Cas12avariants having different amino acid sequences form the wild-typeLachnospiraceae bacterium ND2006 Cas12a.

The term “polypeptide” refers to any linear or branched peptidecomprising more than one amino acid. Polypeptide includes protein orfragment thereof or fusion thereof, provided such protein, fragment orfusion retains a useful biochemical or biological activity.

Fusion proteins typically include extra amino acid information that isnot native to the protein to which the extra amino acid information iscovalently attached. Such extra amino acid information may include tagsthat enable purification or identification of the fusion protein. Suchextra amino acid information may include peptides that enable the fusionproteins to be transported into cells and/or transported to specificlocations within cells. Examples of tags for these purposes include thefollowing: AviTag, which is a peptide allowing biotinylation by theenzyme BirA so the protein can be isolated by streptavidin(GLNDIFEAQKIEWHE); Calmodulin-tag, which is a peptide bound by theprotein calmodulin (KRRWKKNFIAVSAANRFKKISSSGAL); polyglutamate tag,which is a peptide binding efficiently to anion-exchange resin such asMono-Q (EEEEEE); E-tag, which is a peptide recognized by an antibody(GAPVPYPDPLEPR); FLAG-tag, which is a peptide recognized by an antibody(DFYKDDDDK); HA-tag, which is a peptide from hemagglutinin recognized byan antibody (YPYDVPDYA); His-tag, which is typically 5-10 histidinesbound by a nickel or cobalt chelate (HHHHHH); Myc-tag, which is apeptide derived from c-myc recognized by an antibody (EQKLISEEDL);NE-tag, which is a novel 18-amino-acid synthetic peptide(TKENPRSNQEESYDDNES) recognized by a monoclonal IgG1 antibody, which isuseful in a wide spectrum of applications including Western blotting,ELISA, flow cytometry, immunocytochemistry, immunoprecipitation, andaffinity purification of recombinant proteins; S-tag, which is a peptidederived from Ribonuclease A (KETAAAKFERQHMDS); SBP-tag, which is apeptide which binds to streptavidin;(MDEKTTGWRGGHWEGLAGELEQLRARLEHHPQGQREP); Softag 1, which is intended formammalian expression (SLAELLNAGLGGS); Softag 3, which is intended forprokaryotic expression (TQDPSRVG); Strep-tag, which is a peptide whichbinds to streptavidin or the modified streptavidin called streptactin(Strep-tag II: WSHPQFEK); TC tag, which is a tetracysteine tag that isrecognized by FlAsH and ReAsH biarsenical compounds (CCPGCC)V5 tag,which is a peptide recognized by an antibody (GKPIPNPLLGLDST); VSV-tag,a peptide recognized by an antibody (YTDIEMNRLGK); Xpress tag(DLYDDDDK); Isopeptag, which is a peptide which binds covalently topilin-C protein (TDKDMTITFTNKKDAE); SpyTag, which is a peptide whichbinds covalently to SpyCatcher protein (AHIVMVDAYKPTK); SnoopTag, apeptide which binds covalently to SnoopCatcher protein (KLGDIEFIKVNK);BCCP (Biotin Carboxyl Carrier Protein), which is a protein domainbiotinylated by BirA to enable recognition by streptavidin;Glutathione-S-transferase-tag, which is a protein that binds toimmobilized glutathione; Green fluorescent protein-tag, which is aprotein which is spontaneously fluorescent and can be bound byantibodies; HaloTag, which is a mutated bacterial haloalkanedehalogenase that covalently attaches to a reactive haloalkane substrateto allow attachment to a wide variety of substrates; Maltose bindingprotein-tag, a protein which binds to amylose agarose; Nustag;Thioredoxin-tag; and Fc-tag, derived from immunoglobulin Fc domain,which allows dimerization and solubilization and can be used forpurification on Protein-A Sepharose. Nuclear localization signals (NLS),such as those obtained from SV40, allow for proteins to be transportedto the nucleus immediately upon entering the cell. Given that the nativeCas9 protein is bacterial in origin and therefore does not naturallycomprise a NLS motif, addition of one or more NLS motifs to therecombinant Cas9 protein is expected to show improved genome editingactivity when used in eukaryotic cells where the target genomic DNAsubstrate resides in the nucleus. One skilled in the art wouldappreciate these various fusion tag technologies, as well as how to makeand use fusion proteins that include them.

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1. An isolated mutant LbCas12a comprising a substitution mutationselected from: (a) a single substitution mutation introduced into thewild-type LbCas12a protein selected from the following positions: N527,D559, and E795: or (b) a multiple substitution mutation introduced intothe wild-type LbCas12a protein selected from at least two of thefollowing positions: N527, D559, and E795.
 2. The isolated mutantLbCas12a protein of claim 1, wherein the isolated mutant LbCas12aprotein is selected from SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, or SEQ ID NO:
 5. 3.The isolated mutant LbCas12a protein of claim 1, wherein the isolatedmutant LbCas12a protein is selected from SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQID NO: 8, or SEQ ID NO:
 9. 4. An isolated ribonucleoprotein complex,comprising: (a) the mutant LbCas12a protein of claim 1; and (b) a gRNAcomplex; wherein the isolated ribonucleoprotein complex is active as aCRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system, wherein the resultant CRISPR/Cas12aendonuclease system displays maintained on-target editing activityrelative to a wild-type CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system.
 5. Theisolated ribonucleoprotein complex of claim 4, wherein the mutantLbCas12a protein is selected from SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO: 8, or SEQ ID NO:
 9. 6. ACRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system comprising a mutant LbCas12a proteinand a gRNA, wherein the CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system displaysmaintained on-target editing activity relative to a wild-typeCRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system.
 7. The CRISPR/Cas12a endonucleasesystem of claim 6, wherein the CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system isencoded by a DNA expression vector.
 8. The CRISPR/Cas12a endonucleasesystem of claim 7, wherein the DNA expression vector comprises aplasmid-borne vector.
 9. The CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system of claim8, wherein the DNA expression vector is selected form a bacterialexpression vector and a eukaryotic expression vector.
 10. An isolatednucleic acid encoding a mutant LbCas12a protein, wherein the mutantLbCas12a protein is active in CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system, whereinthe CRISPR/Cas12a endonuclease system displays maintained on-targetediting activity relative to a wild-type CRISPR/Cas12a endonucleasesystem.
 11. The isolated nucleic acid encoding a mutant LbCas12a proteinof claim 10, wherein the mutant LbCas12a protein comprises asubstitution mutation selected from: (a) a single substitution mutationintroduced into the wild-type Cas12a protein selected from the followingpositions: N527, D559, and E795; or (b) a multiple substitution mutationintroduced into the wild-type Cas12a protein selected from at least twoof the following positions: N527, D559, and E795.
 12. The isolatednucleic acid encoding a mutant Cas12a protein of claim 10, wherein themutant Cas12a protein is selected from SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, or SEQ ID NO:16.